Osseous spinal sarcoidosis: an unusual but important entity to remember.
Sarcoidosis is a multi-system disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by non-caseating granulomatous inflammation with varying presentation and prognosis. Bone involvement is uncommon and vertebral involvement is rare. We report a case of vertebral osseous sarcoidosis which presented with pulmonary symptoms mimicking tuberculosis and later developed vertebral involvement despite administration of oral corticosteroids.
Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. ali.zubairi@aku.edu
Ali Bin Sarwar
AB
Zubairi
Mughis
M
Sheerani
Ahmed Suleman
AS
Haque
Humera
H
Ahsan
Kulsoom
K
Fatima
D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine