Echogenic lymph nodes in the differential diagnosis of pediatric sarcoidosis

J Med Ultrason (2001). 2019 Apr;46(2):277-281. doi: 10.1007/s10396-019-00932-8. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

Abstract

We present a delayed diagnosis of sarcoidosis in an 11-year-old girl by demonstrating ultrasonographic imaging findings of granulomatous cervical and abdominal lymph node involvement. Pulmonary interstitial fibrosis in addition to multi-compartmental enlarged echogenic lymph nodes could be considered sarcoidosis. Punctate echogenic foci in the cervical lymph nodes should be considered in the differential diagnosis of sarcoidosis.

Keywords: Lung; Lymph node; Pediatric; Sarcoidosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphatic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Neck
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography