[Sarcoidosis of the larynx].
Report on 9 patients with laryngeal sarcoidosis. 7 patients showed a very typical picture with a diffuse enlargement of the epiglottis, the aryepiglottic folds and the arytenoid region. In one patient a tumour like lesion of the vocal cord appeared and in another subglottical structures were diffusely swollen. Including a review of the literature, the clinical aspects, diagnostic problems and therapeutical possibilities of this rare disease are described.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Die Sarcoidose des Kehlkopfes.