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- A 36-year-old elite bodybuilder experienced hoarseness and stridor, later diagnosed with bilateral laryngocoeles, potentially linked to his past abuse of anabolic steroids and growth hormone.
- The patient was treated with intravenous corticosteroids and antibiotics, which helped alleviate his stridor and allowed for hospital discharge.
- He underwent endoscopic marsupialisation of the laryngocoeles and has fully recovered, marking the first documented case connecting steroid abuse and bodybuilding to this condition.
Article 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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