Sarcoidosis presenting with large vessel vasculitis and osteosclerosis-related bone and joint pain

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2000 May-Jun;18(3):401-3.

Abstract

A 34-year-old African-American female diagnosed earlier with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, uveitis, and pulmonary nodules, developed a subclavian artery aneurysm, and generalized annular osteosclerotic lesions with disabling arthralgias. Biopsies from bone and lymph node revealed non-caseating granulomas and no evidence of malignancy or infection, confirming the clinical impression of sarcoidosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthralgia / pathology*
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Granuloma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Osteosclerosis / pathology*
  • Sarcoidosis / pathology*
  • Thrombocytopenia / diagnosis
  • Vasculitis / pathology*