Left vocal cord paralysis in cases of systemic lupus erythematosus

Authors
Imauchi, Y Urata, Y Abe, K
Citation
Y. Imauchi et al., Left vocal cord paralysis in cases of systemic lupus erythematosus, ORL-J OTO R, 63(1), 2001, pp. 53-55
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
ORL-JOURNAL FOR OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY AND ITS RELATED SPECIALTIES
ISSN journal
03011569 → ACNP
Volume
63
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
53 - 55
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-1569(200101/02)63:1<53:LVCPIC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Two cases, a 41-year-old female and a 53-year-old female presenting with sy stemic lupus erythematosus and left vocal cord paralysis, are described in this paper. In both cases, laryngeal lupus and pulmonary hypertension were not detected. The laryngeal symptoms and signs were not improved by treatme nt with steroids, despite the systemic lupus erythematosus being under cont rol. Copyright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.