An Unexpected Cause of Hoarseness of Voice in a Healthy Teenager
- Author:
Siong Lung Wong
;
Zainal Abidin Ibrahim
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
medical sciences, hoarseness, stridor, laryngeal, amyloidosis
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
2010;17(1):52-55
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Laryngeal amyloidosis is a rare cause of stridor in a healthy young adult. We report a case
of localised laryngeal amyloidosis, including our MRI findings, which included a necrotic centre that
has not previously been described. This case also highlights the need for a high index of clinical
suspicion to achieve the correct histopathological interpretation
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