Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adult
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Behcet Syndrome / complications*
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Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hoarseness / complications*
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Hoarseness / diagnosis
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Humans
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Laryngoscopy
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Male
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Risk Assessment
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Severity of Illness Index
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Vocal Cord Paralysis / complications*
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Vocal Cord Paralysis / diagnosis