A reversible cause of hypercapnic respiratory failure: lower motor neuronopathy associated with renal cell carcinoma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a unique case of a patient with a reversible paraneoplastic motor neuronopathy who presented with hypercapnic respiratory failure. The patient developed progressive respiratory and limb muscle weakness until treated with removal of a renal cell carcinoma, which was followed by a complete resolution of neuromuscular symptoms. The literature of paraneoplastic motor neuronopathies is reviewed, specifically in reference to respiratory failure.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell
- Hypercapnia
- Kidney Neoplasms
- Motor Neuron Disease
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Respiratory Insufficiency