Explaining sarcoidosis of bone.
The radiographic features of sarcoidosis of bone are such as to suggest a possible infection as a cause of the lesions. This article explains how such lesions can be explained without resorting to a hypothesized infection as the etiology. Accepting that sarcoidosis definitely is not an infection is important for clinicians because not doing so can result in treatment errors.
Heffner
Dennis K
DK
Department of Endocrine and Otolaryngic/Head and Neck Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20307-6000, USA. heffner@afip.osd.mil
D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*