title: Neurosarcoidosis presenting as complicated sinusitis: a case report and review.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease with widely variable clinical characteristics, including numerous head and neck manifestations. We describe the case of a 49-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with symptoms consistent with complicated sinusitis. He was ultimately found to have an atypical case of neurosarcoidosis. This case illustrates the varied multisystem presentation of sarcoidosis and the diagnostic considerations that are merited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA. matt.brigger@alumni.vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Brigger
authors.forename: Ian K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: McLeod
authors.forename: Martin P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sorensen
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones