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Relapsing polychondritis presenting with stridor from bilateral vocal cord palsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. S. M. Hussain
S. S. M. Hussain*
Affiliation:
Leeds
*
Mr S. S. M. Hussain, M.Sc, F.R.C.S. Ed., Department of ENT Surgery, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX.
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Abstract

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A case of bilateral vocal cord palsy caused by relapsing polychondritis is presented. The diagnosis was not suspected preoperatively and was made solely on histopathology. A case is made for histological examination of cartilage removed during routine tracheostomy.

Keywords

PolychondritisrelapsingVocal cord paralysis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 11 , November 1991 , pp. 961 - 963
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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