Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 222-224 , March 2004

Life-threatening vocal cord paralysis in a patient with group A xeroderma pigmentosum

  • Tatsuyuki Ohto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Ohto; Department of Pediatrics; Institute of Clinical Medicine; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai; Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575; Japan.
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  • Nobuaki Iwasaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Hideki Okubo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Kenji Shin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami-cho, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Akira Matsui, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Received 17 June 2003 ,Accepted 4 September 2003.

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PII: S0887-8994(03)00476-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.09.009

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 222-224 , March 2004

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