Lingual thyroid as a cause of snoring and sleep apnea.
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.
Rashid
Muhammad
M
Department of ENT, PAF Hospital, Sargodha, Pakistan. mrjaggal@yahoo.com
Majeed
Shahid
S
Tariq
Khalid Mehmood
KM
Inam-ul-Haq
Niwaz
Azhar
A
Saeed
Asif
A
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
D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D013974:Thyroxine