Sarcoidosis presenting as recurrent left laryngeal nerve palsy.
A patient with sarcoidosis presented with hoarseness caused by mediastinal lymph nodes compressing the left recurrent laryngeal nerve. The response to corticosteroids was dramatic and complete.
el-Kassimi
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Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ashour
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Vijayaraghavan
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D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D011239:Prednisolone