Open AccessUnilateral vocal cord palsy: Finding the culprit
Author(s) -
Shiun Chuen Chew,
Hazama Mohamad,
Nazirah Hassan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
egyptian journal of ear nose throat and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2090-3405
pISSN - 2090-0740
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejenta.2016.12.008
Subject(s) - medicine , palsy , cord , culprit , vocal cord paralysis , larynx , lesion , radiology , anatomy , surgery , paralysis , pathology , alternative medicine , myocardial infarction
Unilateral vocal cord palsy after recent chicken pox or varicella zoster virus infection is indeed rare. Viral neuronitis is a self-limiting disease; with complete or partial recovery. However, any lesions, which could compress the laryngeal nerve along its course causing unilateral vocal cord palsy, should be excluded. Imaging studies; i.e. computed tomography (CT) scan should be done to address this problem. CT scans enable us to image the entire course of the laryngeal nerve as well as any lesion in the mediastinum which could compress on it. Keywords: Unilateral vocal cord palsy, Varicella zoster virus, Computed tomography, Mediastinu