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Cardiovocal syndrome : a rare cause of hoarseness in a patient with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis
Other Title(s)
المتلازمة القلبية-الصوتية : سبب نادر من أسباب بحة الصوت عند مريض له تاريخ مرضي بالسل الرئوي
Joint Authors
Nambiar, Rakul
Dalus, Dae
Srikumar, Anjali
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 4 (30 Nov. 2017), pp.481-483, 3 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2017-11-30
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hoarseness is a common clinical condition with underlying causes which can vary from reversible and benign to life-threatening and malignant.
Cardiovocal syndrome may cause hoarseness secondary to left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy when the recurrent laryngeal nerve is mechanically affected due to enlarged cardiovascular structures.
We report a 28-year-old male who presented to the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India, in 2013 with hoarseness.
He had undergone irregular treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) two years previously.
Fiber-optic laryngoscopy indicated left vocal cord palsy and a computed tomography scan of the chest revealed features of pulmonary hypertension with extensive enlargement of the pulmonary arteries.
An echocardiogram confirmed severe pulmonary arterial hypertension with severe tricuspid regurgitation.
He was diagnosed with left recurrent laryngeal palsy secondary to cardiovocal syndrome.
Although reports exist of recurrent laryngeal palsy in TB, this case appears to be the first to report cardiovocal syndrome in a patient treated for pulmonary TB
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nambiar, Rakul& Dalus, Dae& Srikumar, Anjali. 2017. Cardiovocal syndrome : a rare cause of hoarseness in a patient with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.481-483.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799391
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nambiar, Rakul…[et al.]. Cardiovocal syndrome : a rare cause of hoarseness in a patient with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 4 (Nov. 2017), pp.481-483.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799391
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nambiar, Rakul& Dalus, Dae& Srikumar, Anjali. Cardiovocal syndrome : a rare cause of hoarseness in a patient with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2017. Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.481-483.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799391
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 483
Record ID
BIM-799391