Musculoskeletal and cutaneous sarcoidosis: exuberant case report
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- 1 July 2014
- journal article
- case report
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
- Vol. 89 (4) , 660-662
Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown cause. The osteoarticular involvement in sarcoidosis is rare and is often associated with cutaneous and long-standing chronic multisystem disease. More common in black women, osseous sarcoidosis is difficult to diagnose, with an incidence of 3 to 13%. The most characteristic radiological clinical picture evidences rounded, well-defined cysts, with no periosteal reaction and without peripheral sclerosis. The small bones of hands and feet are the most frequently involved sites. This report aims to demonstrate a rare case of osteoarticular sarcoidosis with characteristic clinical presentation, and highlight the importance of detecting osteoarticular involvement in this pathology.Keywords
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