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Tuberculous lymphadenopathy of superior mediastinum causing vocal cord paralysis
1Thoracic Unit, King Khaled University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. rafay@bgl.vsnl.net.in
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|January 13, 2001
Abstract:
Vocal cord paralysis because of involvement of recurrent laryngeal nerve by benign and acute inflammatory lymphadenopathy is a rare condition. Presented here is a case of tuberculous lymphadenopathy of superior mediastinum causing left recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis, which was successfully treated by antituberculosis treatment, with complete recovery of vocal cord function.