Chronic cough following cardiac transplantation: vagal Mitempfindung?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Since operation a cardiac transplant recipient has suffered from chronic, non-productive but intense coughing spells triggered by stimulation of the right external ear. This demonstrates the unusual phenomenon of acquired aberrant sensory referral.
Medical subject headings
- Cough
- Heart Transplantation
- Postoperative Complications
- Vagus Nerve