A Rare Case of Contralateral Diaphragm Paralysis following Birth Injury with Brachial Plexus Palsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Clinical History. A 4.4 kg male was born to a 25-year-old, G2P1, nondiabetic woman at 39 and 5/7 weeks. Delivery was complicated by shoulder dystocia requiring forceps-assisted vaginal delivery, resulting in left arm Erb’s palsy secondary to left brachial plexus injury. He was born with low muscle t...

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Main Authors: Audra J. Reiter, Yazan K. Rizeq, Benjamin T. Many, Jonathan C. Vacek, Fizan Abdullah, Seth D. Goldstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8844029
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