Bilateral vocal cord palsy as a sole presentation of acquired syphilis

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Razali, Mohd Sayuti, Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010
• الموضوعات: RF Otorhinolaryngology
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://irep.iium.edu.my/2222/1/10_172CR3_BilateralVocalChord.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/2222/; http://ernd.usm.my/journal/journal/10_172CR3_BilateralVocalChord2.pdf

Bilateral vocal cord palsy is almost always caused by neck surgery, particularly surgery of the thyroid. We report a case of bilateral vocal cord palsy requiring emergency surgery to relieve the airway obstruction as the sole presentation of acquired syphilis. As the incidence of syphilis worldwide...