CASE REPORT - Cricoarytenoid arthritis in Sjögren's syndrome

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Sève P, Poupart M, Bui-Xuan C, Charhon A, Broussolle C.

Department of Internal Medicine, Hôtel Dieu, 1 Place de l'Hôpital,

69288 Lyon Cedex 02, France.

We present the case of a 50-year-old female with polyarthralgias and

dysphonia. Indirect laryngoscopy revealed the presence of

cricoarytenoid arthritis. The patient complained of dryness of the

eyes and oral mucosa and was diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome.

Treatment with prednisolone quickly brought remission of systemic and

laryngeal symptoms as well as improvement in the results of

video-laryngostroboscopic tests. Laryngeal involvement is uncommon in

Sjögren's syndrome. One case with vocal nodules, one with lymphocytic

infiltration of the larynx, and one with repeated false cord swelling

have been previously reported.

PMID: 15645235

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15645235

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