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ArticleMaedica2022

Bilateral Vocal Cord Palsy as the Only Symptom of Thymoma Associated-Myasthenia Gravis.

Despoina Beka, Chrysoula Marogianni, Styliani Ralli, Ourania Karyda, Jiannis Hatziioannou, Georgios M Hadjiigeorgiou, Efthimios Dardiotis, Ioannis Bizakis, Charalampos E Skoulakis, Vasileios A Lachanas

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Article in Maedica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Despoina BekaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, General Hospital Asklepieion of Voula, Greece.
Chrysoula MarogianniDepartment of Neurology, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
Styliani RalliDepartment of Neurology, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
Ourania KarydaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
Jiannis HatziioannouDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
Georgios M HadjiigeorgiouDepartment of Neurology, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
Efthimios DardiotisDepartment of Neurology, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
Ioannis BizakisDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
Charalampos E SkoulakisDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
Vasileios A LachanasDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.

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Abstract

Bilateral vocal cord paresis is a rare phenomenon caused by different underlying etiologies. Myasthenia gravis is included in this long differential diagnosis. Usually, it happens as part of a serious clinical state of a patient, that also suffers from generalized muscle weakness, diplopia, dysphagia, eyelid ptosis. In our case, a 58-year-old woman presented in the emergency room with solely dyspnea, caused by bilateral cord palsy, and that appeared to be the only symptom of thymoma associated-myasthenia gravis. Another interesting fact about this case is the quick recovery and no need for tracheostomy and intubation in the first hours of her admission to hospital.

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PMCPMC9168577

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