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N Curros Mata1, S Alvarado de la Torre1, J Carballo Fernández1, A Martínez Morán2, F Álvarez Refojo1, P Rama-Maceiras3.
Abstract
Vocal cord paralysis is a rare but severe complication after orotracheal intubation. The most common cause is traumatic, due to compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve between the orotracheal tube cuff and the thyroid cartilage. Other possible causes are direct damage to the vocal cords during intubation, dislocation of the arytenoid cartilages, or infections, especially viral infections. It is usually due to a recurrent laryngeal nerve neuropraxia, and the course is benign in most patients. We present the case of a man who developed late bilateral vocal cord paralysis after pneumonia complicated with respiratory distress due to SARS-CoV-2 that required orotracheal intubation for 11 days. He presented symptoms of dyspnea 20 days after discharge from hospital with subsequent development of stridor, requiring a tracheostomy. Due to the temporal evolution, a possible contribution of the SARS-CoV- 2 infection to the picture is pointed out.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Infecciones por coronavirus; Intubación intratraqueal; Intubation intratracheal; Neumonía viral; Parálisis de los pliegues vocales; Pneumonia viral; Respiratory distress syndrome; Síndrome de dificultad respiratoria del adulto; Tracheotomy; Traqueotomía; Vocal cords paralysis
Year: 2020 PMID: 33558055 PMCID: PMC7762803 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.11.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed) ISSN: 2341-1929