Bilateral Isolated Phrenic Neuropathy: a Rare Cause of Dyspnoea

Bilateral Isolated Phrenic Neuropathy: a Rare Cause of Dyspnoea

Bilateral diaphragm paralysis due to bilateral isolated phrenic neuropathy (BIPN) is a very rare cause of unexplained respiratory failure. We present a 65-year-old patient with no relevant previous medical history who presented in the Pulmonology Clinic with mMRC1 dyspnoea and orthopnoea. After the...

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Main Authors: Carlos Couto, Pedro Pereira, Ana Catarina Moreira, Vicência Ribeiro, José Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-01-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
diaphragmatic paralysis
dyspnoea
hypoventilation
noninvasive ventilation
phrenic neuropathy
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1258

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