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.
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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el-Kassimi
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Ashour
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Vijayaraghavan
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