title: Sarcoidosis with vocal fold involvement and hypercalcaemia.
abstract: Sarcoidosis affects many different organ systems. However, laryngeal involvement is rare and most cases with laryngeal involvement affect the supraglottis, occasionally secondarily extending to the vocal fold. The features of sarcoidosis in the supraglottic region have been described in several reports, but vocal fold involvement has not been presented in detail. We report an unusual case of laryngeal sarcoidosis initially involving the vocal folds in a 66-year-old man, associated with hypercalcaemia. Our report describes characteristics of the involved vocal folds. Hypercalcaemia is one of the characteristics of sarcoidosis. We concluded that laryngeal sarcoidosis should be added to the differential diagnosis of vocal fold lesions, particularly in patients with hypercalcaemia.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Otolaryngology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakahira
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asaba
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone