Severe Dry Cough as Presenting Symptom of Patient with Five Paragangliomas
| Autor: | Emily Waddick, Mansour Mirfakhraee, Cherie-Ann O. Nathan, Ameya Asarkar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Left carotid body
medicine.medical_specialty Glomus vagale Dry cough business.industry fungi Inferior right Mediastinum White female medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Paraganglioma medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences Radiology Left superior business General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 9:134-136 |
| ISSN: | 2374-2151 |
| Popis: | Introduction: A 60 year-old white female presented with a dry cough of 8 months duration. Case report: On examination, there was a reddish mass at the inferior right tympanic membrane and bilateral upper neck fullness. Subsequent imaging revealed five paragangliomas - right glomus jugulare, left glomus vagale, left carotid body tumor, right glomus vagale, and left superior mediastinum paraganglioma. Discussion: This case highlights the presenting symptoms, multidisciplinary workup, and management of a rare case of five paragangliomas. |
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