title: Solitary osseous sarcoidosis: a rare reason for pathologic fracture.
abstract: Sarcoidosis with osseous involvement as the initial manifestation is rare. Due to lack of other organ involvements, the diagnosis is somehow difficult to establish. We report a case with osseous sarcoidosis as the initial and major manifestation that developed spontaneous bone fracture. Our case emphasizes the importance of histological evidence and exclusion of other diseases i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, before making the diagnosis of osseous sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ji-bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Feng-chun
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D050277:Toe Phalanges / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone