Skeletal involvement in sarcoidosis: a case report.
A patient is described in whom sarcoidosis caused a pathological fracture of the middle phalanx of the little finger. A bone scan showed increased uptake. She was treated by resection of the diseased area and bone grafting, which led to bone healing. The bony manifestations of sarcoidosis are reviewed.
D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery