Dysphonia associated with shoulder steroid injection.
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.
Zaman
Faisel M
FM
Penn Spine Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Wong
Megan
M
Slipman
Curtis W
CW
Ellen
Mark I
MI
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*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone