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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-3347</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Colombian Journal of Anestesiology]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. colomb. anestesiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-3347</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[SCARE-Sociedad Colombiana de Anestesiología y Reanimación]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-33472022000100502</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5554/22562087.e978</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Bilateral vocal fold paralysis after COVID-19 infection. Another neuro-invasive manifestation? Case series]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Parálisis bilateral de cuerdas vocales tras infección por COVID-19. ¿Una manifestación neuroinvasiva? Serie de casos]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Correa Barrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez del Pulgar Vázquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Blanca]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vinasco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana Orozco]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Zamora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Purificación]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Solano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sonia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martos Gisbert]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natalia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Saz Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rubén]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Orozco Vinasco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[David]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[San Juan Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Rueda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa Anesthesiology and Resuscitation ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Madrid ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Colsubsidio Calle 100 Antesthesiology and Resuscitation ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>50</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-33472022000100502&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-33472022000100502&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-33472022000100502&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The agent that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), associated with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), produces a spectrum of symptoms that mainly affect the respiratory system, the central nervous system (CNS), the regulation of hemostasis and the immune system. Bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP) is a condition of unknown incidence among infected patients, either because it is short-lived or because of the difficulty in establishing a direct cause to the virus. Viral infection has been described in the literature as a cause of BVFP and there is the suspicion that a proportion of the idiopathic cases are due to undiagnosed viral infections. Although the neurotropic mechanisms for SARS-CoV-2 remain unclear, there is strong evidence to ensure its neuroinvasive potential. The most frequent etiologies of BVFP are trauma, neoplasm, and neurological, but a viral origin should not be ruled out. Causality between COVID-19 and BVFP is plausible and will require further study in the short and long term. We present a case series that support and discuss the hypothesis under consideration.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El agente causal de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), asociado a síndrome respiratorio agudo grave (SARS-CoV-2), genera un espectro de síntomas que afectan fundamentalmente el sistema respiratorio, el sistema nervioso central (SNC), la regulación hemostásica y el sistema inmune. La parálisis bilateral de cuerdas vocales (PBCV) es una entidad cuya incidencia en infectados se desconoce, bien porque no se presentan durante el tiempo suficiente o por la dificultad de establecer una causalidad directa con el virus. La infección vírica, como causa de PBCV, está descrita en la literatura y se sospecha que una parte de los casos idiopáticos corresponden a infecciones víricas no diagnosticadas. Aunque los mecanismos neurotrópicos no están completamente aclarados para el SARS-CoV-2, existen indicios sólidos para asegurar su potencial neuroinvasivo. Las causas traumáticas, neoplásicas y neurológicas son las etiologías más comunes de PBCV, sin que se pueda descartar el origen vírico. Es plausible una causalidad entre el COVID-19 y la PBCV, que requerirá mayores estudios a corto y largo plazo. Presentamos una serie de casos que sostienen y discuten la hipótesis en consideración.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Vocal cords bilateral palsy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Neuroinvasion]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Neurotropism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[SARS-CoV-2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Parálisis bilateral de cuerdas vocales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Neuroinvasión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Neurotropismo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[SARS-CoV-2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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