An Unusual Cause of Stridor After Decannulation of a Tracheostomised Patient
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An unusual cause of stridor and progressive shortness of breath.
A 31-year-old man was referred to the pulmonary outpatient clinic for evaluation of difficult breathing of 1 year in duration. He was well until a year prior to consultation when noisy breathing developed, which was followed 6 months later by progressive shortness of breath. At the time of his evaluation, he was unable to walk a full city block. He had occasional cough productive of clear sputu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Journal of Medical Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2249-4618,0975-5888
DOI: 10.34257/gjmrdvol20is1pg21