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laryngoscopy showing the left cricoarytenoid joint arthritis
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F1
A flexible laryngoscopy done in our department showed a left cricoarytenoid white swelling with no mucosal lesions but with a reduced mobility of the left vocal cord (Figure 1).
laryngoscopy showing the resolution of the left cricoarytenoid joint arthritis after treatment with steroids
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After increasing the dose of prednisone to 60mg/day, the flexible laryngoscopy done 9 days later showed a disappearance of the mass (Figure 2) with the resolution of the laryngeal and extra-laryngeal symptoms.