Acute vocal fold hemorrhage caught on video during office exam

Laryngoscope. 2009 Mar;119(3):589-90. doi: 10.1002/lary.20061.

Abstract

This article presents a unique video of a laryngeal exam during which a vocal fold hemorrhage occurs. This patient had likely been suffering from intermittent vocal fold hemorrhages for the last decade due to a persistent vascular lesion and an underlying chronic cough.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
  • Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Hemostasis, Surgical / methods
  • Histamine H2 Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Laryngeal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Laryngeal Diseases / therapy
  • Laser Coagulation / methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Office Visits*
  • Stroboscopy / methods*
  • Vocal Cords / pathology*

Substances

  • Histamine H2 Antagonists