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What Causes Horseness Of Voice Along With Pain In Lungs?

I have had a hoarse voice for 3 months and a pain in my mid to upper back (feels like my lung) for almost the same length of time. The pain is now unbearable in my back and the last few days have experienced pains running down the tops of my arms. I am also starting to get the same lung pain on the left.
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Hoarseness of voice with chest pain can be seen in many conditions, but the common causes are
1. Lung malignancy
2. Endobronchial tuberculosis
3. Lung abscess
4. Phrenic nerve palsy with recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy (vocal cord paralysis)
So better to consult pulmonologist and get done
1. Chest x ray
2. CT thorax
3. Bronchoscopic evaluation of vocal cords and trachea to rule out above mentioned causes.
Examination of vocal cords is very important in hoarseness of voice. Its movement, nodules on surface, ulcers etc can be very informative to reach the diagnosis.
So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
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What Causes Horseness Of Voice Along With Pain In Lungs?

Thanks for your question on HCM. Hoarseness of voice with chest pain can be seen in many conditions, but the common causes are 1. Lung malignancy 2. Endobronchial tuberculosis 3. Lung abscess 4. Phrenic nerve palsy with recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy (vocal cord paralysis) So better to consult pulmonologist and get done 1. Chest x ray 2. CT thorax 3. Bronchoscopic evaluation of vocal cords and trachea to rule out above mentioned causes. Examination of vocal cords is very important in hoarseness of voice. Its movement, nodules on surface, ulcers etc can be very informative to reach the diagnosis. So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.