Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Hospital, 26100 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Malays J Med Sci, 2010 Apr;17(2):56-60.
PMID: 22135539

Abstract

Bilateral vocal cord palsy is almost always caused by neck surgery, particularly surgery of the thyroid. We report a case of bilateral vocal cord palsy requiring emergency surgery to relieve the airway obstruction as the sole presentation of acquired syphilis. As the incidence of syphilis worldwide is rising, this unusual presentation may give clinicians a different perspective on the disease.

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