A rare case of Reidel thyroiditis with associated vocal cord paralysis: CT and MR imaging features.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
; 32(11): E201-2, 2011 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21454406
ABSTRACT
Reidel thyroiditis is extremely rare and not only involves the thyroid gland but usually extends to neighboring structures in the neck. A rare complication of this disease is entrapment of the recurrent laryngeal nerve causing a vocal cord paralysis. In fact, to our knowledge, this is likely the only benign thyroid disease to cause such a paralysis. We present a case of a 57-year-old woman with Reidel thyroiditis and a recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis. The CT and MR imaging features are presented as well as a brief review of this disease.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Thyroiditis
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Vocal Cord Paralysis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States