Presentation of sarcoidosis as vocal cord palsy - A case series and review of literature

Abstract

Sarcoidosis, is a complex multisystemic disease of unknown aetiology, which manifests via a variety of symptoms frequently affecting multiple organs. Vocal cord paralysis is rarely reported with Sarcoidosis. There have been very few case report of patients presenting with vocal cord palsy due to mediastinal lymphadenopathy causing compression of recurrent laryngeal nerve. We hereby report a case series of 3 patients presenting with vocal cord palsy due to recurrent laryngeal nerve compression by enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes due to Sarcoidosis and also reviewed the supporting literature.

Keywords

• sarcoidosis
• vocal cord palsy
• ebus tbna