Hoarseness in an older adult: Ortner syndrome
A detailed examination in an older adult presenting with chronic hoarseness is mandatory to exclude an upper aerodigestive tract malignancy. We describe a 71-year-old chronic smoker with essential hypertension who presented with hoarseness and vocal fatigue for 5 months. Laryngoscopic examination sh...
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Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
2021
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| Résumé: | A detailed examination in an older adult presenting with chronic hoarseness is mandatory to exclude an upper aerodigestive tract malignancy. We describe a 71-year-old chronic smoker with essential hypertension who presented with hoarseness and vocal fatigue for 5 months. Laryngoscopic examination showed left vocal fold paralysis with phonation gap. No growth was seen at all laryngeal and hypopharyngeal subsites. The rest of the head and neck, chest, upper limbs and neurovascular examination were unremarkable. A plain chest radiograph demonstrated a cause for the left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. The diagnosis, complications and definitive management of the underlying cause and resultant voice problem will be discussed. |
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