title: Sarcoid arthropathy in cystic fibrosis.
abstract: An 8-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis presented with a chronic polyarthritis. Histological examination of the synovium demonstrated multiple non-caseating granulomata. A systematic search for sarcoidosis revealed characteristic ophthalmic abnormalities and an elevated serum level of angiotensin converting enzyme. An association between cystic fibrosis and sarcoidosis is likely.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soden
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tempany
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bresnihan
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology