A Case of Sarcoidosis Disseminated to Skeletal Tissues
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that typically affects young adults. Diagnostic criteria for sarcoidosis include involvement of two or more of the following organ systems: 1) pulmonary infiltrates; 2) bilateral hilar adenopathy; and 3) skin and/or eye lesions. Mus...
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| description | Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that typically affects young adults. Diagnostic criteria for sarcoidosis include involvement of two or more of the following organ systems: 1) pulmonary infiltrates; 2) bilateral hilar adenopathy; and 3) skin and/or eye lesions. Musculoskeletal system is less commonly involved. For that reason potential presenting symptoms can vary and make the diagnosis very challenging; particularly if a patient has symptoms that mimic other conditions. Musculoskeletal involvement for example can mimic malignancy. The following case describes a patient with known history of primary metastatic mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor (GCT) with teratomatous elements who is diagnosed with sarcoidosis involving skeletal tissues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a6806890df24c9d9451d845a11fc3b72023-09-02T22:53:12ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghInternational Journal of Medical Students2076-63272013-04-0111434510.5195/ijms.2013.3030A Case of Sarcoidosis Disseminated to Skeletal TissuesEdon Rabinowitz0Chinwe Ogedegbe1Joseph Feldman2St George’s University, Saint George’s, Grenada, West Indies.Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey.Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey.Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that typically affects young adults. Diagnostic criteria for sarcoidosis include involvement of two or more of the following organ systems: 1) pulmonary infiltrates; 2) bilateral hilar adenopathy; and 3) skin and/or eye lesions. Musculoskeletal system is less commonly involved. For that reason potential presenting symptoms can vary and make the diagnosis very challenging; particularly if a patient has symptoms that mimic other conditions. Musculoskeletal involvement for example can mimic malignancy. The following case describes a patient with known history of primary metastatic mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor (GCT) with teratomatous elements who is diagnosed with sarcoidosis involving skeletal tissues.http://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/30sarcoidosismusculoskeletal systemneoplasms, germ cell and embryonal |
| spellingShingle | Edon Rabinowitz Chinwe Ogedegbe Joseph Feldman A Case of Sarcoidosis Disseminated to Skeletal Tissues International Journal of Medical Students sarcoidosis musculoskeletal system neoplasms, germ cell and embryonal |
| title | A Case of Sarcoidosis Disseminated to Skeletal Tissues |
| title_full | A Case of Sarcoidosis Disseminated to Skeletal Tissues |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Sarcoidosis Disseminated to Skeletal Tissues |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Sarcoidosis Disseminated to Skeletal Tissues |
| title_short | A Case of Sarcoidosis Disseminated to Skeletal Tissues |
| title_sort | case of sarcoidosis disseminated to skeletal tissues |
| topic | sarcoidosis musculoskeletal system neoplasms, germ cell and embryonal |
| url | http://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/30 |
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