Paradoxical vocal cord adduction in an adolescent with cystic fibrosis.
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چکیده
Many patients with cystic fibrosis have symptoms of dyspnoea and wheeze which are responsive to treatment with bronchodilators. An adolescent woman with cystic fibrosis is described who presented with inspiratory stridor and in whom the classical features of paradoxical vocal cord adduction were found.
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Three cases of paradoxical vocal cord adduction followed up over a 10-year period.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 50 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995