title: Case report: peritoneal sarcoidosis in an unusual location.
abstract: A 48-year-old woman underwent surgery for a lesion seen on ultrasound and interpreted as a uterine myoma. The surgery revealed multiple nodules that had seeded on the omentum, peritoneum, and ovaries. The macroscopic interpretation was either metastasis or tuberculosis. The biopsy showed noncaseating granulomas, and a diagnosis of peritoneal sarcoidosis was reported. The AFB (acid fast bacillus) and Löwenstein-Jensen culture were negative. She was treated with methylprednisolone for 1 year for pulmonary sarcoidosis progression, with a resulting decrease in her DLCO (diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide). Computed tomography showed only a slight decrease in the multiple nodules and cysts. She is currently symptom-free.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases, British Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. jbernaciak@intramed.net.ar
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernaciak
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.forename: Marisela Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Curros
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maya
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Venditti
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chacon