Sarcoidosis presenting as bilateral vocal fold paralysis

Journal of Voice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 265-268

  Witt, Robert L ^a,b  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral vocal fold paralysis; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRIMONIDINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LARYNX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SARCOIDOSIS; STEROID THERAPY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0037642446     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(03)00041-9     Document Type: Article

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