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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 7/2005

01-07-2005 | Laryngology

Growth hormone abuse and bodybuilding as aetiological factors in the development of bilateral internal laryngocoeles. A case report

Authors: James W. Moor, M. Iqbal J. Khan

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 7/2005

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Abstract

A 36-year-old man presented with hoarseness and stridor. He was an elite professional bodybuilder and admitted to having abusing anabolic steroids and growth hormone in the recent past. A CT scan showed bilateral laryngocoeles. The patient was initially managed with intravenous corticosteroids and broad-spectrum antibiotics, and the stridor resolved sufficiently to permit discharge from the hospital. He proceeded to undergo endoscopic marsupialisation of his laryngocoeles and to date has made a full recovery. This is the first reported case where anabolic steroid and growth hormone abuse combined with an elite bodybuilder’s exercise regime has been implicated in the aetiology of bilateral laryngocoeles.
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Metadata
Title
Growth hormone abuse and bodybuilding as aetiological factors in the development of bilateral internal laryngocoeles. A case report
Authors
James W. Moor
M. Iqbal J. Khan
Publication date
01-07-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 7/2005
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-004-0861-6

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