title: Axial sarcoidosis mimicking radiographic sacroiliitis.
abstract: Involvement of the axial skeleton in sarcoidosis is a rare condition. Herein we report a case with an extensive axial sarcoidosis whose plain radiographs were non-informative. The present case suggested that osseous lesions on sacrum and iliac bones might cause misdiagnosis of sacroiliitis in plain radiographs and advanced imaging may be necessary to make an accurate diagnosis. Our case also underscores the importance of magnetic resonance imaging in selection of a suitable biopsy site to establish diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylül Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Ic Hastaliklari AD, Romatoloji BD, Inciralti, 35340, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Binicier
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Gercek
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Fatos
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Onen
authors.forename: Nurullah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akkoc
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manisali
authors.forename: Servet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000473:pathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications