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Hoarseness in an older adult: Ortner syndrome.
Malays Fam Physician
November 2021
MD, MS, Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, 9th floor Clinical Block, UKM Medical Centre Faculty of Medicine, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Email:
A detailed examination in an older adult presenting with chronic hoarseness is mandatory to exclude an upper aerodigestive tract malignancy. We describe a 71-year-old chronic smoker with essential hypertension who presented with hoarseness and vocal fatigue for 5 months. Laryngoscopic examination showed left vocal fold paralysis with phonation gap.
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