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Lingual thyroid as a cause of snoring and sleep apnea.

Muhammad Rashid1, Shahid Majeed, Khalid Mehmood Tariq, Azhar Niwaz, Asif Saeed.   

Abstract

Lingual thyroid is a rare developmental abnormality. We describe a case of lingual thyroid in a 28 years old female who presented with symptoms of heroic snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. She was treated with surgery and was advised a life long thyroid hormone replacement therapy.

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Year:  2004        PMID: 15530280     DOI: 11.2004/JCPSP.681682

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Coll Physicians Surg Pak        ISSN: 1022-386X            Impact factor:   0.711


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1.  Lingual thyroid: an unusual and surgically curable cause of sleep apnoea in a male.

Authors:  Peter Peters; Patrick Stark; Garth Essig; Balasz Lorincz; James Bowman; Khoa Tran; Scott Coman
Journal:  Sleep Breath       Date:  2010-05-06       Impact factor: 2.816

2.  Lingual thyroid.

Authors:  L K Surej Kumar; Nikhil Mathew Kurien; M M Jacob; P Varun Menon; Sherin A Khalam
Journal:  Ann Maxillofac Surg       Date:  2015 Jan-Jun
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