An unusual cause of orthopnoea-hashimoto's thyroiditis presenting as bilateral diaphragmatic palsy

• Published in: Respiratory medicine case reports Vol. 21; no. C; pp. 132 - 134
• Main Authors: Thulaseedharan, N.K., MBBS, MD(General Medicine), Geetha, P., MBBS, MD(General Medicine), Arathi, N., MBBS, MD(General Medicine), Shameer, V.K., MBBS, MD(General Medicine), Jayachandran, N.V., MBBS, MD(General Medicine), Subramaniam, Gomathy, MBBS, MD(Radiodiagnosis), Narayanan, Santhosh, MBBS, MD(General Medicine)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017; Elsevier
• Subjects: Case Report; Diaphragmatic palsy; hashimoto's thyroiditis; Hypothyroidism; Internal Medicine; Orthopnoea; Pulmonary/Respiratory; hashimoto's thyroiditis; Hypothyroidism; Diaphragmatic palsy; Orthopnoea

Abstract We report a case of 36 yr old male without any comorbidities, who presented with a history of gradually progressive dyspnoea and orthopnoea for 6 months. Physical examination revealed bradycardia, paradoxical respiration suggestive of bilateral diaphragmatic palsy. Fluoroscopy demonstrated...