Laryngeal sarcoidosis—A case report

Hemanth Kowdley Subrahmanyam, P. Gana, R. J. Lee

Department of ENT-Head & Neck Surgery, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering, UK.

DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2013.26100                

Abstract

Laryngeal sarcoidosis while involvement of the vocal cords in the disease process is exceptionally rare. Involvement of the larynx is frequently limited to the supraglottis that is rich in lympho epithelial tissue and usually presents with difficulty in breathing of varying severity. We present a rare case of isolated sarcoidosis involving the vocal cord in a patient with the previous history of cutaneous sarcoidosis.

Keywords

Laryngeal Sarcoidosis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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