Acute reversible dysphagia and dysphonia as initial manifestations of sarcoidosis.

Abstract

A 60 year-old white woman presented with sudden painless dysphagia, hoarseness and dysphonia. A diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made based on bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, gallium uptake, elevated serum angiotensin-converting enzyme levels, as well as non-caseating granulomatous lymphadenitis in a prescalenic node. Symptoms were attributed to isolated vagus neuropathy, a rare form of presentation of neurosarcoidosis.

• Authors: J F Castroagudin, A Gonzalez-Quintela, J Moldes, J Forteza, E Barrio
• Journal: Hepato-gastroenterology (Hepatogastroenterology) 1999 Jul-Aug Vol. 46 Issue 28 Pg. 2414-8 ISSN: 0172-6390 [Print] Greece
• PMID: 10522008 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Deglutition Disorders (etiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Sarcoidosis (complications, diagnosis)
• Vagus Nerve Diseases (complications, diagnosis)
• Voice Disorders (etiology)