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Case Reports
. 1999 Mar;115(3):899-901.
doi: 10.1378/chest.115.3.899.

A reversible cause of hypercapnic respiratory failure: lower motor neuronopathy associated with renal cell carcinoma

D Forman  1 , A D Rae-Grant, S C Matchett, J S Cowen
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Case Reports

A reversible cause of hypercapnic respiratory failure: lower motor neuronopathy associated with renal cell carcinoma

D Forman et al. Chest. 1999 Mar.

Abstract

We describe a unique case of a patient with a reversible paraneoplastic motor neuronopathy who presented with hypercapnic respiratory failure. The patient developed progressive respiratory and limb muscle weakness until treated with removal of a renal cell carcinoma, which was followed by a complete resolution of neuromuscular symptoms. The literature of paraneoplastic motor neuronopathies is reviewed, specifically in reference to respiratory failure.

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