An Atypical Presentation of Sarcoidosis

Cureus. 2024 Aug 21;16(8):e67406. doi: 10.7759/cureus.67406. eCollection 2024 Aug.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease characterized by non-caseating granulomatous organ infiltration. We describe an atypical presentation of sarcoidosis in a 43-year-old male presenting with fatigue and shortness of breath. He had a preceding history of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), hemolytic anemia, cirrhosis, peripheral neuropathies, and calcium deposition, which pre-dated hypercalcemia; he was later diagnosed with IgA nephropathy. Clinicians should consider sarcoidosis in patients with findings of multisystem disease even without hilar lymphadenopathy or hypercalcemia.

Keywords: calcium deposition; case report; hypercalcemia; sarcoidosis; splenomegaly.

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