1/199. sarcoidosis in infancy: a case with pulmonary involvement as a cardinal manifestation.A 5-month-old girl presented with persistent dry cough, intermittent pyrexia and lymphocytosis, arthralgia, nodular skin lesions and an erythema nodosum-like rash. Chest CT scan revealed bilateral pulmonary infiltration. On the grounds of clinical and imaging findings, gallium scanning and open lung biopsy were performed, providing evidence compatible with sarcoidosis. CONCLUSION: Despite what has previously been reported, sarcoidosis in infancy can present with pulmonary symptomatology.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = sarcoidosis, sarcoid (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/199. Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis in a 14-yr-old female.A case of a 14-yr-old female with necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis (NSG) is presented. She was referred because of chest pain and malaise, and radiography revealed multiple pulmonary nodules. Her history showed seasonal sensitization to aeroallergens and hay fever. Infectious agents or malignancies did not characterize these nodules. However, she was treated with macrolide antibiotics because of suspected infection with chlamydia pneumoniae. Open lung biopsy showed histological findings of NSG, with epithelioid granulomatous inflammation, including giant cells, and vasculitis. No further treatment was performed, and symptoms disappeared within a few weeks. The chest radiograph showed gradual improvement. The aetiology of NSG is poorly understood, and is postulated to represent either sarcoidosis or rare forms of pulmonary vasculitis such as Wegener's granulomatosis or the churg-strauss syndrome. In the case presented, a coincidence of infection with chlamydia pneumoniae suggests an involvement of infectious agents in the pattern of formation of immune complexes in the aetiology of NSG.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.63536463084419keywords = sarcoidosis, sarcoid (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/199. sarcoidosis in a patient with linear IgA disease.We report a patient with four conditions in association with linear IgA disease (LAD), only three of which have been reported previously; these latter are ulcerative colitis, autoimmune thyroid disease and carcinoma of the colon, although the carcinoma may have been caused by the ulcerative colitis in this case. Recently, our patient also presented with respiratory symptoms and was found to have sarcoidosis as well, a previously unreported association of this autoimmune bullous disorder. The aetiology of this development may be related to the patient's HLA status or possibly to his treatment with the immunosuppressive agent cyclophosphamide; it is also possible that it is coincidental.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.5keywords = sarcoidosis, sarcoid (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/199. Ichthyosiform sarcoidosis.Ichthyosiform sarcoidosis is a rare specific cutaneous manifestation of sarcoidosis; it clinically and microscopically appears as acquired ichthyosis. We report a 68-year-old black man with a 10-year history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented with a 2-month history of acquired ichthyosis. His skin biopsy specimen showed both noncaseating granulomas in the dermis, consistent with sarcoidosis, and ichthyosis vulgaris. Ichthyosiform sarcoidosis is an uncommon presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis that has been previously described in 19 nonwhite patients whose lesions were located on the legs. The skin lesions appeared either concurrently with or preceded the diagnosis of systemic sarcoidosis in 76% of patients; 95% of the patients eventually developed systemic involvement of their sarcoidosis. The onset of acquired ichthyosis should prompt evaluation for an associated malignancy, connective tissue disease, endocrine abnormality, nutritional deficiency, drug reaction, or sarcoidosis. A skin biopsy specimen consistent with acquired ichthyosis may point to the presence of cutaneous sarcoidosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 6.5keywords = sarcoidosis, sarcoid (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/199. Hepatic sarcoidosis complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma.A case of a 63-year-old man with a long-standing history of portal hypertension secondary to hepatic sarcoidosis who developed hepatocellular carcinoma is reported.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2.5keywords = sarcoidosis, sarcoid (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/199. "Crack" cocaine-induced syndrome mimicking sarcoidosis.A 39-year-old man with a history of frequent "crack" cocaine use of several years' duration presented with progressive dyspnea. Evaluation revealed bilateral interstitial pulmonary infiltrates and hilar adenopathy, diffuse pulmonary uptake of gallium, and markedly elevated serum angiotensin-converting enzyme activity. Open lung biopsy revealed interstitial and perivascular collections of histiocytes containing refractile, polarizable material, presumably inhaled along with the cocaine. Paratracheal lymph nodes were enlarged, reactive, and contained similar polarizable material. The well-formed, non-necrotizing granulomata characteristic of sarcoidosis were not present in either tissue specimen. To our knowledge, the association of chronic crack cocaine inhalation with this constellation of clinical findings, typically seen in sarcoidosis, has not previously been described.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 3keywords = sarcoidosis, sarcoid (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/199. Hyperbaric chamber-related decompression illness in a patient with asymptomatic pulmonary sarcoidosis.An asymptomatic 46-yr-old male sustained an acute neurologic insult, appearing during the decompression phase of a 50-m dry hyperbaric chamber dive. The right hemisyndrome was most probably related to diving, since symptoms responded rapidly to the early commenced recompression therapy. Further diagnostics revealed a previously unknown pulmonary sarcoidosis with bilateral pulmonary opacities and pleural adhesions that might have predisposed to arterial gas embolism secondary to pulmonary barotrauma. This case may illustrate a potential risk of decompression illness even during dry chamber dives in patients suffering from asymptomatic pleuro-parenchymal pulmonary disease. The value of chest X-ray in the medical assessment of fitness to dive is therefore emphasized.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2.5keywords = sarcoidosis, sarcoid (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/199. Pulmonary sarcoidosis: calcified micronodular pattern simulating pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis.A case of sarcoidosis demonstrating an unusual pattern of profuse micronodular calcification is presented. The striking similarity with the so-called pathognomonic appearance of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis and the progressive deterioration of pulmonary function are emphasized.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2.5keywords = sarcoidosis, sarcoid (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/199. bronchoalveolar lavage fluid granulomas in a case of severe sarcoidosis.A case of pulmonary sarcoidosis is presented in which cytologic analysis of bronchoalveolar (BAL) fluid showed intact granulomas. The patient had severe alveolar inflammation and probable endobronchial sarcoidosis. Thus the granulomas in the BAL fluid probably reflect a high burden of alveolar wall granulomas and/or the removal of granulomas from proximal inflamed airways. This is the first reported case of granulomas in BAL fluid in sarcoidosis. Although an unusual finding, the recovery of BAL granulomas is not diagnostic for sarcoidosis and cannot substitute for the demonstration of granulomatous inflammation in lung tissue.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = sarcoidosis, sarcoid (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/199. sarcoidosis-related anterior uveitis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus.BACKGROUND: This is the first ophthalmic report--to our knowledge--of an anterior uveitis secondary to sarcoidosis in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). Other reported causes of uveitis in hiv-infected patients have included hiv, herpes zoster, tuberculosis, syphilis, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcus, rifabutin prophylaxis for mycobacterium, and protease inhibitors such as ritonavir and indinavir. uveitis secondary to sarcoidosis in the non-hiv population is classically seen in young, female, African-American patients. There are rare reports, found exclusively in the pulmonary literature, of sarcoidosis in hiv-infected patients. CASE REPORT: A 38-year-old African-American male infected with hiv was treated for chronic recurrent anterior uveitis secondary to sarcoidosis. His sarcoidosis was diagnosed 1 month earlier, along with the onset of his uveitis. During the previous 6 years he has been treated with anti-hiv antivirals as well as prophylaxis for opportunistic infections. To date, his infectious disease specialist continues to treat his hiv and systemic sarcoidosis. CONCLUSION: patients with hiv infection in whom sarcoidosis with secondary uveitis develops are very rare. Management of these patients requires careful use of topical and oral steroidal anti-inflammatories to control ocular and systemic sequelae of sarcoidosis. This case initiates some interesting questions about the immunology of sarcoidosis and its presence in immunocompromised patients. Use of steroids in an immunocompromised patient is clinically complex. Further clinical study is needed to elicit the full clinical significance of sarcoidosis and hiv infection.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = sarcoidosis, sarcoid (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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