[Symptomatic treatment with a self-adjusting CPAP device of dyspnea caused by Reinke's edema and vocal cord paralysis].
Prolonged external irritation to the vocal cords may cause an edematous state of the vocal cords known as Reinke's edema. This may lead to hoarseness and dyspnea. We describe a successful syptomatic treatment of severe dyspnea due to Reinke's edema with a self-adjusting CPAP device. An operation ended the symptom of dyspnea of our patient, but before that the CPAP therapy brought about an effective remedy for dyspnea.
TYKS, keuhkosairauksien klinikka.
Saana
S
Ahonen
Ulla
U
Anttalainen
Tarja
T
Saaresranta
Reidar
R
Grénman
D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*