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- Title
Left vocal cord paralysis in a patient with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis.
- Authors
Mizushima, Reimi; Tamenaga, Rena; Kufukihara, Taro; Takeda, Yukihisa; Watanabe, Yusuke; Nakamura, Hiroyuki; Aoshiba, Kazutetsu
- Abstract
This article from the Oxford Medical Case Reports discusses a case of a 75-year-old female patient with left vocal cord paralysis (VCP) and pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE). The patient presented with symptoms such as voice hoarseness, exertional dyspnea, breathlessness, weight loss, and chest flattening. Diagnostic tests revealed bilateral upper-lobe dominant pleural thickening with subpleural fibrosis, consistent with PPFE. The patient was diagnosed with idiopathic PPFE accompanying left VCP. The article highlights the rarity of this condition and suggests that PPFE should be considered as a differential diagnosis for VCP.
- Subjects
VOCAL cords; PEOPLE with paralysis; DIAGNOSIS methods; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; WOMEN patients; VOCAL cord dysfunction
- Publication
Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2023, Vol 2023, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
2053-8855
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/omcr/omad108