Musculoskeletal and cutaneous sarcoidosis: exuberant case report
An. bras. dermatol
; An. bras. dermatol;89(4): 660-662, Jul-Aug/2014. graf
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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.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Sarcoidosis
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Skin Diseases
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Musculoskeletal Diseases
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Granulomatous Disease, Chronic
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
DERMATOLOGIA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil