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Vocal cord dysfunction.
Vocal cord dysfunction involves inappropriate vocal cord motion that produces partial airway obstruction. Patients may present with respiratory distress that is often mistakenly diagnosed as asthma. Exercise, psychological conditions, airborne irritants, rhinosinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, or use of certain medications may trigger vocal cord dysfunction. The differential diagnosis ...
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Vocal cord dysfunction and wheezing We read with interest the editorial by Drs J Goldman and M Muers (June 1991;46: 401-4). Although we agree with most of the review, we would disagree with their comments on hypoxaemia. They state that absence ofhypoxaemia in vocal cord dysfunc-tion helps to differentiate this condition from acute asthma. We have seen two cases ourselves' where hypoxaemia is a ...
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Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is a term that refers to inappropriate adduction of the vocal cords during inhalation and sometimes exhalation. It is a functional disorder that serves as an important mimicker of asthma. Vocal cord dysfunction can be difficult to treat as the condition is often underappreciated and misdiagnosed in clinical practice. Recognition of vocal cord dysfunction in patients...
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Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is a disorder caused by episodic unintentional paradoxical adduction of the vocal cords, which may induce acute severe dyspnoea attacks not responsive to conventional asthma therapy. The aetiology of VCD is complex and often multifactorial. The essential pathophysiology is that of a hyperfunctional laryngeal reflex to protect the lower airway as a result of any comb...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Breathe
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1810-6838,2073-4735
DOI: 10.1183/18106838.0201.30