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Sarcoidosis with vocal fold involvement and hypercalcaemia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Shuji Matsumoto
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan
Mitsuhiko Nakahira
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan
Hiroaki Nakatani
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan
Koichi Asaba
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan

Abstract

Sarcoidosis affects many different organ systems. However, laryngeal involvement is rare and most cases with laryngeal involvement affect the supraglottis, occasionally secondarily extending to the vocal fold. The features of sarcoidosis in the supraglottic region have been described in several reports, but vocal fold involvement has not been presented in detail. We report an unusual case of laryngeal sarcoidosis initially involving the vocal folds in a 66-year-old man, associated with hypercalcaemia. Our report describes characteristics of the involved vocal folds. Hypercalcaemia is one of the characteristics of sarcoidosis. We concluded that laryngeal sarcoidosis should be added to the differential diagnosis of vocal fold lesions, particularly in patients with hypercalcaemia.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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