Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis
Bilateral vocal cord palsy is almost always caused by neck surgery, particularly surgery of the thyroid. We report a case of bilateral vocal cord palsy requiring emergency surgery to relieve the airway obstruction as the sole presentation of acquired syphilis. As the incidence of syphilis worldwide...
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| author | Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Razali, Mohd Sayuti Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee |
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| description | Bilateral vocal cord palsy is almost always caused by neck surgery, particularly surgery of the thyroid. We report a case of bilateral vocal cord palsy requiring emergency surgery to relieve the airway obstruction as the sole presentation of acquired syphilis. As the incidence of syphilis worldwide is rising, this unusual presentation may give clinicians a different perspective on the
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| spelling | iium-22222011-12-06T04:19:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2222/ Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Razali, Mohd Sayuti Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee RF Otorhinolaryngology Bilateral vocal cord palsy is almost always caused by neck surgery, particularly surgery of the thyroid. We report a case of bilateral vocal cord palsy requiring emergency surgery to relieve the airway obstruction as the sole presentation of acquired syphilis. As the incidence of syphilis worldwide is rising, this unusual presentation may give clinicians a different perspective on the disease. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2222/1/10_172CR3_BilateralVocalChord.pdf Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin and Razali, Mohd Sayuti and Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee (2010) Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences , 17 (2). pp. 56-60. ISSN 2180-4303 (O), 1394-195X (P) http://ernd.usm.my/journal/journal/10_172CR3_BilateralVocalChord2.pdf |
| spellingShingle | RF Otorhinolaryngology Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Razali, Mohd Sayuti Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis |
| title | Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis |
| title_full | Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis |
| title_short | Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis |
| title_sort | bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis |
| topic | RF Otorhinolaryngology |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/2222/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/2222/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/2222/1/10_172CR3_BilateralVocalChord.pdf |