Saddle nose with sarcoidosis: "A great imitator" of relapsing polychondritis.
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease that can affect any organ including the nose. Nasal crusting and congestion are common nasal symptoms of sarcoidosis, whereas cases of saddle-nose deformity are rarely reported. We describe here a case of sarcoidosis that presented with saddle nose resembling relapsing polychondritis. Since sarcoidosis shares clinical features with relapsing polychondritis, the differential diagnosis of saddle nose can be challenging without a clear pathology.
a Department of Rheumatic Diseases , Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center , Tokyo , Japan.
Sanae
S
Shimamura
a Department of Rheumatic Diseases , Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center , Tokyo , Japan.
Naoto
N
Yokogawa
b Department of Pulmonary Medicine , Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center , Tokyo , Japan.
Kengo
K
Murata
c Shinjuku Kaijo Bldg. Clinic , Tokyo , Japan , and.
Tetsuo
T
Yamaguchi
d Department of Human Pathology , Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Tokyo , Japan.
Keisuke
K
Uchida
d Department of Human Pathology , Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Tokyo , Japan.
Yoshinobu
Y
Eishi
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
Propionibacterium acnes; Saddle nose; Sarcoidosis