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Acute bilateral phrenic nerve neuropathy causing hypercapnic respiratory associated with checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy

We present two cases of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to diaphragmatic dysfunction secondary to bilateral phrenic nerve paralysis, in patients who were receiving immunotherapy for melanoma. Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis is an uncommon cause of acute or sub-acute hypercapnic respirato...

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Autores principales: Srinivasan, M., Taylor, A.M., Long, G.V., Herkes, G., King, G.G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8554264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34745870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101533