Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease of unknown pathogenesis. It can affect numerous organs but most commonly involves the respiratory tract. On rare occasions it only involves the larynx. We describe a case of isolated laryngeal sarcoidosis in a teenage girl with symptoms of hoarseness, snoring and dyspnoea. The diagnosis was supported by detection of granulomatous inflammation in a laryngeal biopsy. She was successfully treated by surgical excision of the granulomatous swellings of the arytenoids and epiglottis combined with inhaled corticosteroids.
Bidragets oversatte titel | [Laryngeal sarcoidosis in 13 year-old teenager] |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 172 |
Udgave nummer | 45 |
Sider (fra-til) | 3116-7 |
Antal sider | 2 |
Status | Udgivet - 8 nov. 2010 |