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Laryngeal paralysis in organophosphorous poisoning
R Indudharan1, M N Win, A R Noor
1Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia. dharan@kb.usm.my
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|April 16, 1998
Abstract:
Organophosphorous poisoning causing isolated laryngeal paralysis has only been rarely reported before. We describe a case of difficult extubation in a patient with organophosphorous poisoning, the cause of which was found to be bilateral vocal fold palsy. This is a type of intermediate paralysis that recovers with time. Such a condition should be thought of as a cause of dyspnoea or difficult extubation in patients with organophosphorous poisoning.