Spontaneous improvement of laryngeal sarcoidosis resistant to systemic corticosteroid administration
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Spontaneous improvement of laryngeal sarcoidosis resistant to systemic corticosteroid administration
We report herein a case of laryngeal sarcoidosis that was refractory to systemic corticosteroids, but that improved spontaneously. A 49-year-old woman complained of dysphagia and hoarseness with accompanying edematous swellings of both arytenoid regions. She was referred to our hospital after systemic corticosteroid therapy failed to achieve any improvement. Laryngoscopy showed marked edema of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respirology Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2051-3380,2051-3380
DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.118