2017
Upper Airway Obstruction Requiring Emergent Tracheostomy Secondary to Laryngeal Sarcoidosis: A Case Report
Ryu C, Herzog EL, Pan H, Homer R, Gulati M. Upper Airway Obstruction Requiring Emergent Tracheostomy Secondary to Laryngeal Sarcoidosis: A Case Report. American Journal Of Case Reports 2017, 18: 157-159. PMID: 28190872, PMCID: PMC5319306, DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.902231.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsUpper airway obstructionRare extrapulmonary manifestationLaryngeal sarcoidosisLife-threatening complicationsAirway obstructionEmergent tracheostomyExtrapulmonary manifestationsCase reportComplete upper airway obstructionLow-dose prednisoneMonths of corticosteroidsStage 1 sarcoidosisAddition of methotrexateAfrican American femalesTapered dosageRespiratory failureSevere dyspneaInspiratory stridorSignificant morbidityPhysical examinationChronic careAryepiglottic foldsTimely diagnosisSarcoidosisPrednisone
2015
Management of an elderly patient with respiratory failure due to double aortic arch
Ryu C, Puchalski J, Perkins M, Honiden S. Management of an elderly patient with respiratory failure due to double aortic arch. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports 2015, 17: 37-39. PMID: 27222782, PMCID: PMC4821450, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDouble aortic archAortic archRespiratory failureVascular ringHistory of dyspneaIntrinsic cardiac diseaseEmbryonic branchial archesObstructive lungElderly patientsSuch patientsAirway stentingRight archElderly womenAdult presentationCardiac diseaseCongenital malformationsCompressive effectCommon typeEarly childhoodPatientsEsophagusTracheaArchBranchial archesFailure