title: Dysphonia associated with shoulder steroid injection.
abstract: Glucocorticosteroid injections into the shoulder are commonly used in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinitis. These injections rarely result in any serious complications and are generally considered a safe therapeutic intervention. Despite the extensive application of this treatment, there have been no reports of dysphonia occurring after corticosteroid injection into the subacromial space. We report the case of a 66-yr-old man with dysphonia after undergoing subacromial glucocorticosteroid injection for treatment of rotator cuff tendinitis.
authors.affiliation: Penn Spine Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Faisel M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Curtis W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Slipman
authors.forename: Mark I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ellen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D008297:Male; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000503:physiopathology; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone