[64-year old woman patient with severe pain and alterations of sensibility].
The differential diagnosis of chronic pain is not seldom difficult, particularly if additional symptoms or laboratory tests are not specific, and small but important signs are not correctly analyzed and overlooked. We present a case of sarcoidosis with central involvement showing these diagnostic problems.
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Medizinische Poliklinik, Philipps-Universität Marburg. vonwichert@t-online.de
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*