Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis

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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Main Authors: Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Razali, Mohd Sayuti, Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010
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RF Otorhinolaryngology
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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
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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
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 disease.
format Article
author Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin
Razali, Mohd Sayuti
Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee
author_facet Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin
Razali, Mohd Sayuti
Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee
author_sort Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin
title 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_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_sort bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis
publisher Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/2222/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2222/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2222/1/10_172CR3_BilateralVocalChord.pdf
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