title: Sarcoidosis with involvement of the appendix.
abstract: Sarcoidosis with involvement of the vermiform appendix is a rare clinical occurrence. We describe a young woman with sarcoidosis whose initial manifestations suggested acute appendicitis. Histologic examination of the appendix showed noncaseating epithelioid granulomas without acute inflammatory changes.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology