J Korean Soc Emerg Med.  1998 Dec;9(4):659-663.

Idiopathic Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Combined with Acute Pancreatitis

• Park JK
• So JI
• Ryoo JH
• Kim SG
• Heo T
• Min YI

Abstract

Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis(BDP) is a rare disorder, which can be secondary to spinal cord injury, motor neuron disease, myopathy, noninfectious polyneuropathy, infection, iced saline cardioplegia performed during cardiac surgery, or idiopathic causes. there may be typical presentations such as dyspnea, paradoxical respiratory movement, and hypercapnic respiratory failure. It needs to exclude above secondary causes to consider idiopathic bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. We report a 51-years-old man who presented with idiopathic bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis combined with acute pancreatitis. We couldnt, find out the association of these two clinical conditions. The patient was improved by mechanical ventilation.

MeSH Terms

Dyspnea
Heart Arrest, Induced
Humans
Motor Neuron Disease
Muscular Diseases
Pancreatitis*
Polyneuropathies
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Insufficiency
Respiratory Paralysis*
Spinal Cord Injuries
Thoracic Surgery