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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Autores principales:	Koh Wei Ji, Mawaddah Azman
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Publicado:	Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2021
Materias:	voice disorders dysphonia recurrent laryngeal nerve injuries. Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2365917ef7624eec9bcdde8439d3e9b22021-12-04T08:40:35ZHoarseness in an older adult: Ortner syndrome10.51866/tyk12441985-2274https://doaj.org/article/2365917ef7624eec9bcdde8439d3e9b22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/v16n3-Tyk-Hoarseness-in-an-older-adult.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1985-2274A 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.Koh Wei JiMawaddah AzmanAcademy of Family Physicians of Malaysiaarticlevoice disordersdysphoniarecurrent laryngeal nerve injuries.MedicineRENMalaysian Family Physician, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 129-131 (2021)
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description	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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Hoarseness in an older adult: Ortner syndrome

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