An unusual presentation of sarcoidosis with tetraplegia and severe osteolytic bone lesions.
Summary of "An unusual presentation of sarcoidosis with tetraplegia and severe osteolytic bone lesions."
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Affiliation
Aarhus University Hospital, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Norrebrogade 44, Aarhus, 8000 C, Denmark. E-mail: charhyld@rm.dk.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology
ISSN: 1399-3003
Pages: 964-6
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21454900
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00132710
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis affecting predominantly the lungs, the site most frequently involved and most commonly causing morbidity and mortality in sarcoidosis. Pulmonary sarcoidosis is characterized by sharply circumscribed granulomas in the alveolar, bronchial, and vascular walls, composed of tightly packed cells derived from the mononuclear phagocyte system. The clinical symptoms when present are dyspnea upon exertion, nonproductive cough, and wheezing. (Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p431)
Fibroma, Desmoplastic
A extremely rare bone tumor characterized by abundant collagen formation and a fibrous stroma, without evidence of mitosis or pleomorphism. It appears on x-rays as an osteolytic lesion with well-defined margins and must be differentiated from primary fibrosarcoma of bone. (DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1441)
Granulomatosis, Orofacial
A condition characterized by persistent or recurrent labial enlargement, ORAL ULCER, and other orofacial manifestations in the absence of identifiable CROHN DISEASE; or SARCOIDOSIS. There is no consensus on whether orofacial granulomatosis is a distinct clinical disorder or an initial presentation of Crohn disease.
Combat Disorders
Neurotic reactions to unusual, severe, or overwhelming military stress.
Goiter, Substernal
An enlarged THYROID GLAND with at least 50% of the gland situated behind the STERNUM. It is an unusual presentation of an intrathoracic goiter. Substernal goiters frequently cause compression on the TRACHEA leading to deviation, narrowing, and respiratory symptoms.
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