Musculoskeletal and cutaneous sarcoidosis: exuberant case report

An Bras Dermatol. 2014 Jul-Aug;89(4):660-2. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143053.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / diagnostic imaging
  • Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / pathology*
  • Hand Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Hand Bones / pathology
  • Humans
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / pathology*
  • Radiography
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Sarcoidosis / pathology*
  • Skin Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Skin Diseases / pathology*
  • Telangiectasis / pathology