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Unilateral vocal cord paralysis post Covid-19 infection: a case report

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creativeworkseries.issnOnline ISSN: 2676-1424; Print ISSN: 2676-1319
dc.contributor.authorPaudyal, Anish
dc.contributor.authorKarki, Sphurna
dc.contributor.authorBhatta, Sachin
dc.contributor.authorLamichhane, Sashwat Raj
dc.contributor.authorDhungana, Anup
dc.creator.affiliationNepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu
dc.creator.affiliationNepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu
dc.creator.affiliationNepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu
dc.creator.affiliationNepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu
dc.creator.affiliationDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu
dc.date.accessioned2026-11-05T09:06:05Z
dc.date.available2026-11-05T09:06:05Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Late-onset neurological complication post-SARS-COV-2 infection is an atypical feature of COVID-19 infection. Vocal cord paralysis is one such complication that can cause symptoms ranging from mild hoarseness of voice to severe dyspnoea requiring mechanical ventilation. In this case report, we describe a 51 years old male with sudden onset of hoarseness of voice six months after recovery from COVID-19 pneumonia without endotracheal intubation and no history of respiratory or any other new illness in between. Nasopharyngolaryngoscopy revealed the left vocal cord paralysis, and a CT scan showed fibrosis, an air cyst in the upper lobe of the left lung, and bilateral lung diffuse ground glass opacity. There was no significant improvement in voice on treatment with prednisolone for nine days and speech therapy. Thus, unilateral vocal cord palsy can present as sequelae of COVID-19 pneumonia.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3126/nmcj.v25i2.56082
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/8346
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical College Pvt. Ltd.
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectUnilateral
dc.subjectVocal cord
dc.titleUnilateral vocal cord paralysis post Covid-19 infection: a case report
dc.typeArticle
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local.article.typeCase Report
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