Sleep disordered breathing as a delayed complication of iatrogenic vocal cord trauma

A case of a 55 year old woman with iatrogenic vocal cord trauma and sleep related symptoms is reported. In particular this case highlights sleep disordered breathing as a delayed complication after iatrogenic vocal cord trauma. The patient developed acute stridor from a contralateral vocal cord hematoma following vocal fold injection for right vocal cord paralysis. Acute respiratory symptoms resolved with oxygen, steroids and nebulized therapy, but nocturnal symptoms persisted and polysomnography revealed sleep-related hypoventilation and mild obstructive sleep apnea.

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