Bilateral Phrenic Nerve Palsy in a Diabetic Causing Respiratory Failure

Neuropathy is one of the major reasons of morbidity in diabetes mellitus (DM). We presented a 64-year-old male who was a case of type 2 DM for >6 years. He presented with orthopnea and respiratory failure secondary to bilateral phrenic neuropathy and resultant diaphragmatic palsy. Clinical examin...

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Autores principales: Da Costa, Robert, Doctor, Pezad, Mahajan, Kaustubh, Lakkappan, Vidyadhara G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30405286
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_261_18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30405286
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_261_18

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