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A detailed set of diagnostic test results, including blood work, imaging, and a lumbar puncture, were all negative other than her new onset diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient underwent tracheostomy placement with the subsequent resolution of her symptoms. Her vocal cord function remains impaired, and the patient continues to be tracheostomy-dependent 13 months after the initial presentation. SARS-CoV-2 infection has multiple well-established neurologic complications in children. The current case suggests that vocal cord paralysis may be an additional neuropathic sequela of the virus. 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