Sudden hoarseness due to unilateral cord vocal paralysis in a patient with Behçet's disease
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2003
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Behçet's disease is a systemic necrotising vasculitis affecting arteries and veins of all sizes in any location [1]. Here we report a patient with Behçet's disease who presented with sudden hoarseness due to unilateral vocal cord paralysis from recurrent laryngeal nerve damage.
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Acute Disease , Adult , Behcet Syndrome , Follow-Up Studies , Hoarseness , Humans , Laryngoscopy , Male , Risk Assessment , Severity of Illness Index , Vocal Cord Paralysis , adult , anamnesis , article , Behcet disease , case report , comorbidity , disease exacerbation , hoarseness , human , laryngoscopy , leg edema , male , medical examination , necrotizing arteritis , priority journal , recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy , systemic vasculitis , vein thrombosis , vocal cord paralysis