Dyspnea Associated with Vocal Cord Paralysis and Type-2 Chiari Malformation
Abdullah Ceylan 1, Fesih Aktar 1, Kamuran Karaman 2, M.Selçuk Bektaş 2, Avni Kaya 2 * , Hüseyin Çaksen 1
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1 Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Van, Turkey2 Women and Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Van, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The etiology of vocal cord paralysis is highly variable. Neurological, birth trauma, surgical procedure and idiopathic are notable causes. Clinical findings are different according to type of paralysis. Vocal cord paralysis can be seen unilateral or bilateral. Bilateral vocal cord paralysis are more severe clinical findings than according to unilateral paralysis. We report a 9-month child. He was admitted to hospital with stridor and cyanosis He was diagnosed Chiari malformation type 2 and bilateral vocal cord paralysis. Chiari malformation type 2 related vocal cord paralysis can severely respiratory failure.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, 2013, Volume 10, Issue 3, 170-172

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82254

Publication date: 09 Jul 2013

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