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Scand. J. Infect. Dis. · Jan 1994
Case ReportsLeft vocal cord palsy: an unusual presentation of a mycotic aneurysm of the aorta caused by Salmonella cholerasuis.
- P Chan, J J Huang, and Y J Yang.
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Medical College, Taiwan.
- Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 1994 Jan 1;26(2):219-21.
AbstractA 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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