About 40% of
patients with
rheumatoid arthritis show extra-articular manifestations. The presence of
rheumatoid nodules is the most common extra-articular manifestation, which is commonly seen at
pressure points.
Rheumatoid nodules can also occur in the
lung,
heart, and
larynx. Laryngeal
rheumatoid nodules may
lead to phonatory and respiratory symptoms and can be mistaken for other medical conditions such as
inflammation and
neoplasm. Recently, we encountered a case of
rheumatoid nodules involving the
larynx in a 56-year-old
woman with a 3-year
history of
rheumatoid arthritis and
Sjogren's syndrome. Herein, we
report the case with a
review of the
literature.