title: Lingual thyroid as a cause of snoring and sleep apnea.
abstract: Lingual thyroid is a rare developmental abnormality. We describe a case of lingual thyroid in a 28 years old female who presented with symptoms of heroic snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. She was treated with surgery and was advised a life long thyroid hormone replacement therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, PAF Hospital, Sargodha, Pakistan. mrjaggal@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Shahid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Majeed
authors.forename: Khalid Mehmood
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Tariq
authors.lastname: Inam-ul-Haq
authors.forename: Azhar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niwaz
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saeed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D046151:Lingual Thyroid / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D013974:Thyroxine