title: Sarcoidosis presenting with pathological fracture of a metacarpal.
abstract: We describe a patient who presented with pathological fracture of the fifth metacarpal which on further investigation, was found to be due to Sarcoidosis. There is no previous record of the condition presenting in this way, with a pathological fracture.
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*