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11882230

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
We report the development of stridor and dysphagia in a 5-month-old-infant with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after the administration of four weekly doses of vincristine during induction therapy. Because direct laryngoscopy revealed bilateral vocal cord paralysis, the patient underwent elective intubation. Extubation was performed 7 days later, after direct laryngoscopy confirmed recovery of vocal cord mobility. Vincristine-induced bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. Therefore, it should be suspected when stridor is present, and clinicians should consider visualization of the airway to establish the cause of upper airway compromise in infants receiving vincristine.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1155-5645
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
168-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Vincristine-induced vocal cord paralysis in an infant.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Anesthesia, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA. doralina.anghelescu@stjude.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't