[Laryngeal sarcoidosis in 13 year-old teenager].
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease of unknown pathogenesis. It can affect numerous organs but most commonly involves the respiratory tract. On rare occasions it only involves the larynx. We describe a case of isolated laryngeal sarcoidosis in a teenage girl with symptoms of hoarseness, snoring and dyspnoea. The diagnosis was supported by detection of granulomatous inflammation in a laryngeal biopsy. She was successfully treated by surgical excision of the granulomatous swellings of the arytenoids and epiglottis combined with inhaled corticosteroids.
Hillerød Hospital, Ørenaese-hals-afdeling C, Denmark. herlow@get2net.dk
Louise Buchreitz
LB
Herlow
Niels
N
Rasmussen
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery