Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies as the First Presentation of Sarcoidosis

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in otolaryngology 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Rose, Oliver, Ahmad, Zahoor, Snow, Barry
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2090-6765
2090-6773
DOI:10.1155/2014/592510