Sarcoidosis with Major Airway, Vascular and Nerve Compromise

Airway compromise and dentofacial abnormalities.

Airway compromise secondary to vagus nerve stimulator: case report and implications for otolaryngologists.

INTRODUCTION Vagus nerve stimulators are devices used in the management of patients with drug-refractory epilepsy unsuitable for resective or disconnective surgery. Implanted usually by neurosurgeons, these devices are infrequently encountered by otolaryngologists. Despite significant anti-seizure efficacy, side effects related to laryngopharyngeal stimulation are not uncommon. CASE REPORT A ...

Vascular compromise in newborn infants.

With improved neonatal resuscitation techniques a number of infants are now surviving only to develop vascular problems secondary to intravascular catheterisation, repeated venepuncture, or arterial blood sampling. Spontaneous thromboses are also more common in early life than in later childhood.' 2 Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of blocked vessels in adult patients are...

Localised airway narrowing in sarcoidosis.

Four patients developed multiple narrowings or occlusions of bronchi during the early stages of sarcoidosis when the chest radiograph showed no evidence of pulmonary fibrosis. Three of the patients had symptoms of breathlessness and wheezing and all had an obstructive defect of ventilation. Bronchography showed stenoses that were not apparent at bronchoscopy. It is concluded that the possibilit...

Endobronchial involvement and airway hyperreactivity in patients with sarcoidosis.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between airway hyperreactivity (AHR) and endobronchial involvement in patients with sarcoidosis. DESIGN Prospective series of consecutive patients. SETTING Pulmonary clinic of a military, tertiary-care teaching hospital. PATIENTS Patients with newly diagnosed sarcoidosis. INTERVENTIONS All patients undergoing bronchoscopy for the diagnosis o...