title: Sarcoidosis of the axial skeleton.
abstract: Sarcoidosis of the bones in the hands and feet is not uncommon. However, sarcoidosis involving the axial skeleton is unusual. The authors present the case of a 37-year-old man with sarcoidosis who developed low-back pain. Radionuclide bone scan demonstrated abnormalities in the pelvis, spine, and scapulae. A bone scan directed open biopsy of an abnormality in diagnostic tissue from the ilium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, Illinois.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Marymont
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012540:Scapula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*