https://doi.org/10.4081/cdr.12.12978
Sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness of voice - a rare presentation
Accepted: 28 November 2024
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We report the case of a 35‐year‐old woman, presenting with left Vocal Cord Paralysis (VCP). Diagnostic evaluation revealed sarcoidosis to be the underlying pathology. High-resolution Computed Tomography (CT) scans exhibited multiple enlarged right upper and lower paratracheal and prevascular groups of lymph nodes with bilateral diffuse interstitial thickening with ground glass opacities in both lungs. The enlarged lymph nodes could be a possible mechanism of left vocal cord paralysis through compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve. Initial treatment with oral prednisolone (1 mg/kg/day) with subsequent tapering of the dosage led to remission of symptoms. A review of the literature reveals very few cases that have been reported to date, involving the left vocal cord. This is the case, indicating the rarity of sarcoidosis‐associated vocal cord paralysis.
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