Uncommon presentation of isolated laryngeal sarcoidosis in a young man

• Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystemic granulomatous disease with unknown etiology. • Sarcoidosis affects the head and neck region in only 10%–15% of cases. • Larynx with turban-like thickening should raise high suspicions of laryngeal sarcoidosis. • Sarcoidosis is diagnosed after laboratory, endo...

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Autores principales: Besharah, Bayan O., Mujahed, Revan A., AlKaf, Haddad H., Abdelmonim, Sherif K., Mohamed, Ali Aboloyoun, Alsulami, Hasheema, Al-Essa, Mohammad A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9422221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36045853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104216
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Sumario:• Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystemic granulomatous disease with unknown etiology. • Sarcoidosis affects the head and neck region in only 10%–15% of cases. • Larynx with turban-like thickening should raise high suspicions of laryngeal sarcoidosis. • Sarcoidosis is diagnosed after laboratory, endoscopic, and histopathology findings exclude other differentials. • Isolated laryngeal sarcoidosis is rare, making early diagnosis challenging and rising misdiagnosis.

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