Hi doctor my mother has a disease that doctor says its SLE. She has been treated well for that but now she has a problem speaking when she gets stressed. Her voice sounds as it gets after shouting loud. Can you please advice whats happening to her? Thanks
Good evening. The voice change you are describing could be due to vocal cords edema.it can happen initially due to intake of steroids initially. Although rare side effrct it is a possibility. You can ask your rheumatologist if the dose can be tapered. Also get an ENT review done to look for any other cause. Hope the information was useful.
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Good evening. The voice change you are describing could be due to vocal cords edema.it can happen initially due to intake of steroids initially. Although rare side effrct it is a possibility. You can ask your rheumatologist if the dose can be tapered. Also get an ENT review done to look for any other cause. Hope the information was useful.