title: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in an adolescent girl with hypertrophic lingual thyroid.
abstract: We present a 14-year-old girl whose initial diagnosis was obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) with symptoms of habitual snore, sleep breath holding, shortness of breath, and lump in throat. Lingual thyroid was diagnosed by thyroid scan and histology, and was treated by radioactive iodine therapy and endoscopic carbon dioxide laser therapy. Her OSAS completely subsided after lingual thyroid surgery. Physicians should be aware of rare causes of OSAS in children, such as lingual thyroid and certainly if accompanied by difficulties in swallowing and speech problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wan-Ni
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Li-Ang
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chih-Ching
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hsueh-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D046151:Lingual Thyroid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods