Sudden dysphonia due to parathyroid apoplexy: a rare case of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case is presented of sudden onset dysphonia in a 59-year-old man caused by acute vocal cord paralysis due to bleeding within a hyperplastic lower right parathyroid gland. There were no laboratory findings of hyperparathyroidism nor coagulation disorder. Acute onset of vocal cord paralysis is rarely associated with benign processes; the current case is the first associated with parathyroid hyperplasia.
Medical subject headings
- Cranial Nerve Diseases
- Hemorrhage
- Laryngeal Nerves
- Parathyroid Diseases
- Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
- Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Voice Disorders