A Case of Parahilar Lymph Node Enlargement.

Lee, Hee Jung; Son, Ji Woong; Choi, Eugene; Lee, Won Young

doi:2005.59.2.209

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 59(2); 2005 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2005;59(2):209-212.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2005.59.2.209 Published online August 1, 2005.

A Case of Parahilar Lymph Node Enlargement.

Hee Jung Lee, Ji Woong Son, Eugene Choi, Won Young Lee

Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejun, Korea. eugene@kyuh.co.kr

Abstract

Sarcoidosis, a multisystemic granulomatous disorder of unknown causes, which presents with bilateral hilar adenopathy, pulmonary infiltration, and cutaneous, ocular, bones, and nervous and reticuloendothelial systems involvement, commonly involves young adults of both sexes. Herein, the case of a 70-year-old male, with progressive hoarseness of two weeks' duration and mild dyspnea, is reported. A fiberoptic bronchoscopy, performed to investigate the hoarseness, revealed paralysis of the left vocal cord, but with no other local abnormality. Two nodules, as pathologic findings, showed noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas. We note a rare case of sarcoidosis, with vocal cord palsy, in Korea.

Key Words: Vocal cord palsy, Sarcoidosis