Epiglottic enlargement secondary to laryngeal sarcoidosis

K McHugh; M deSilva; H A Kilham

doi:10.1007/BF02020233

Epiglottic enlargement secondary to laryngeal sarcoidosis

Pediatr Radiol. 1993;23(1):71. doi: 10.1007/BF02020233.

Authors

K McHugh¹, M deSilva, H A Kilham

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 8469603
DOI: 10.1007/BF02020233

Abstract

A case of laryngeal sarcoidosis manifesting as epiglottic enlargement in a 15-year-old boy is presented. Sarcoidosis of the larynx is unusual in children but should be included in the differential diagnosis of epiglottic enlargement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Deglutition Disorders / etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Epiglottis / pathology*
Humans
Hypertrophy / diagnosis
Hypertrophy / etiology
Laryngeal Diseases / complications*
Laryngeal Diseases / diagnosis
Male
Sarcoidosis / complications*
Sarcoidosis / diagnosis