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Metabolic stridor: bilateral vocal cord abductor paralysis secondary to hypokalaemia?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. J. Moralee  and
P. G. Reilly
S. J. Moralee*
Affiliation:
Nottingham
P. G. Reilly
Affiliation:
Nottingham
*
Dr S. J. Moralee, Department of Otolaryngology, Melbourne University, 32 Gisbourne Street, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia.
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Abstract

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A previously unreported association between bilateral abductor paralysis and hypokalaemia is reported in a patient presenting with stridor. Both the stridor and the bilateral abductor paralysis gradually resolved as the serum potassium was corrected. A causal link is suggested though the mechanism is unclear.

Keywords

Vocal cord paralysis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 56 - 57
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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