Barber's neck manipulation causing bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and type-2 respiratory failure

This is a case report of an unusual cause of bilateral diaphragmatic palsy. A 54-year-old gentleman, presented to us with exertional dyspnea and chest heaviness for the past 6 months which had increased in the last 6 days. Dyspnea increased on lying down. He was diagnosed as pneumonia on the basis o...

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Main Authors: Ashish Kumar Prakash, Anand Jaiswal, Sandeep Mittal, Poulomi Chatterjee, Sameer Kotalwar, Bornalli Datta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2019;volume=36;issue=3;spage=226;epage=228;aulast=Prakash