[Delayed discovery of vertebral sarcoidosis].
Vertebral bone sarcoidosis is rare and may be difficult to diagnose. Clinical manifestations are often poor and the discovery can be fortuitous. We report a case of a 64 year old woman whose vertebral sarcoidosis diagnosis was established 20 years after the primary discovery of a cured thoracic sarcoidosis.
Malterre
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Service de Rhumatologie, Médecine physique et Réhabilitation, Hôpital communal, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Suisse.
Schenk
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Van Linthoudt
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D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology