Case Reports in Otolaryngology (Jan 2014)

Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies as the First Presentation of Sarcoidosis

  • Oliver Rose,
  • Zahoor Ahmad,
  • Barry Snow

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/592510
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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Sarcoidosis is a disease process which predominantly affects the lungs but can involve virtually any organ in the human body. Neurosarcoidosis is a rare manifestation which can present in a variety of ways. There is no single diagnostic test for sarcoidosis; hence, the diagnosis is based on combined clinical, laboratorial, and radiological grounds. We describe a rare case where a patient presented with dysphagia, hoarseness, hearing loss, and unsteadiness.