An Unexpected Cause of Hoarseness of Voice in a Healthy Teenager

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Published: Mar 31, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21315/
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medical sciences, hoarseness, stridor, laryngeal, amyloidosis

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Siong Lung Wong
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Lot 77, Seksyen 22, KTLD, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, 93150 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Zainal Abidin Ibrahim
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Lot 77, Seksyen 22, KTLD, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, 93150 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Abstract

Laryngeal amyloidosis is a rare cause of stridor in a healthy young adult. We report a case of localised laryngeal amyloidosis, including our MRI findings, which included a necrotic centre that has not previously been described. This case also highlights the need for a high index of clinical suspicion to achieve the correct histopathological interpretation.

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Siong Lung Wong, Zainal Abidin Ibrahim. An Unexpected Cause of Hoarseness of Voice in a Healthy Teenager. Malays J Med Sci [Internet]. 2010 Mar. 31 [cited 2026 Oct. 23];17(1):52-5. Available from: https://ejournal.usm.my/mjms/article/view/mjms_vol17-no1-2010_10
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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2010)
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Case Report
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