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Days after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, an otherwise healthy teenage girl suddenly had trouble breathing.

COVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl's vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says.

The patient, 15, who was otherwise healthy, came to the emergency department of Massachusetts General Hospital with difficulty breathing and speaking two weeks after she caught Covid.

COVID-19 infection causes teen’s vocal cord paralysis in first-of-its-kind case

Vocal cord paralysis could be an uncommon complication of COVID-19, possibly linked to the virus' impact on the nervous system, per health experts.

COVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl's vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says.

Harvard runners and families vividly recall the chaos, shock, and horror of that day, and express gratitude for the response.