A Case of Sarcoidosis Involving Skeletal Muscle.
- Author:
Seok Joon SHIN
1
;
Hong Ki KIM
;
Jung Min LEE
;
Jun Ki MIN
;
Sang Heon LEE
;
Yeon Sik HONG
;
Joong Hyun AHN
;
Sung Hwan PARK
;
Chul Soo CHO
;
Jeong Sup SONG
;
Ho Youn KIM
Author Information
1. Dept. of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
sarcoidosis;
muscle
- MeSH:
Adult;
Atrophy;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Korea;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Muscle Weakness;
Muscle, Skeletal*;
Myalgia;
Sarcoidosis*;
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1998;54(6):849-855
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology presenting with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, pulmonary, skin, and eye lesion. Sarcoidosis involving skeletal muscle is rare and occurs in two forms, nodular and myopathic. In the nodular variety, patients have single or multiple nodules in the skeletal muscles. Patients with the myopathic type have myalgia, muscle weakness, and atrophy. To our knowledge, this is the first case of sarcoidosis involving skeletal muscle in Korea. In this report, we describe a 40-year-old man presenting with nodular type of muscular sarcoidosis and stage II pulmonary sarcoidosis. By this case, we emphasize the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of nodular type of muscular sarcoidosis.
