A Case of Sarcoidosis Involving Bone Marrow, Skin, Uvea, Joints, Liver.
- Author:
Seung Joon LEE
;
Jae Yeol KIM
;
Jae Chul LEE
;
Gye Su KIM
;
Chul Gyu YOO
;
Young Whan KIM
;
Sung Koo HAN
;
Young Soo SHIM
;
Song Hyeon NAM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sarcoidosis;
Bone marrow
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Bone Marrow*;
Diagnosis;
Foot;
Granuloma;
Hand;
Humans;
Joints*;
Korea;
Liver Cirrhosis;
Liver*;
Lymph Nodes;
Pancytopenia;
Sarcoidosis*;
Skin*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Ultrasonography;
Uvea*;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1997;53(4):580-585
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder commonly affecting young adults. Diagnosis is confirmed by evidence of non-caseating granuloma in more than one organ. A case is presented where the diagnosis was made on a bone marrow biopsy, the first case in Korea. A 54-year-housewife was admitted because of multiple variable sized, skin papules and macules, who showed pancytopenia and evidence of liver cirrhosis on ultrasound. We performed skin biopsy and bone marrow biopsy, which showed non-caseating granulomas. The chest CT, opthalmologic examination was performed and showed the involvement of sarcoidosis of mediastinal lymph nodes and uvea. Multiple joints of both hands and feet also seemed to be involved in view of simple X-ray. By this case, we emphasize the significance of bone marrow biopsy in the sarcoidosis with pancytopenia.
