title: Effectiveness of steroid injections for bamboo nodules: A case report.
abstract: Vocal nodules are generally caused by vocal abuse, and conservative treatments such as voice therapy have been advocated as a first-choice treatment for vocal nodules. Reports of vocal fold lesions related to autoimmune diseases, such as bamboo nodules, are rare in the literature. Here we report a very rare case of bamboo nodules in a 30-year-old woman treated by steroid injection into the vocal folds by videoendoscopic laryngeal surgery in an outpatient setting. She was successfully treated without further recurrence. This report indicates that a steroid injection into bamboo nodules might be a useful treatment option, especially in patients who have not shown any improvement after conservative treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan. ima-mitu@fmu.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Mitsuyoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Okano
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Omori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D049489:Stroboscopy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014827:Vocal Cords
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014221:Triamcinolone