LEFT VOCAL CORD PALSY - AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF A MYCOTIC-ANEURYSM OF THE AORTA CAUSED BY SALMONELLA-CHOLERASUIS

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CHAN, P
HUANG, JJ
YANG, YJ
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[1] NATL YANG MING MED COLL,INST CLIN MED,TAIPEI 11221,TAIWAN
[2] TAIPEI MUNICIPAL CHUNG HSIAO HOSP,DEPT MED,TAIPEI,TAIWAN
[3] NATL CHENG KUNG UNIV HOSP,TAINAN,TAIWAN
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10.3109/00365549409011787
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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A 67-year-old man was admitted to hospital because of fever, productive cough and a concomitant hoarseness. A para-aortic lesion was found on chest X-ray, and bronchoscopy revealed a left vocal cord palsy. Due to rapid enlargement of the lesion, angiography was performed, which revealed a pseudoaneurysm at the descending aorta. Operation disclosed an-infected aneurysm with rupture, and tissue culture yielded Salmonella cholerasuis. The findings of a mycotic aneurysm and hoarseness due to compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve is a rare and serious combination caused by salmonella, previously unreported in the medical literature.
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