Treatment of laryngeal sarcoidosis with intralesional steroid injection.
Laryngeal sarcoidosis presents with hoarseness, cough, and dysphagia. Shortness of breath due to upper airway obstruction may occur. Indirect laryngoscopy reveals mucosal edema and erythema, granulomas, and nodules. The supraglottic larynx is the most frequently affected area. Systemic corticosteroids can be used initially; however, with persistent symptoms and/or severe airway problems, intralesional steroid injections may be more effective, as in the six patients presented.
Division of Otolaryngology, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.
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Krespi
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Mitrani
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Husain
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Meltzer
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide