A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis in a 6-year-old Girl.
- Author:
Seon A KIM
1
;
Sun Young BAE
;
Soo Young LEE
;
Dae Chul JEONG
;
Seung Yun CHUNG
;
Jin Han KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea. kjhan@olmh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sarcoidosis;
Pulmonary sarcoidosis;
Child
- MeSH:
Adult;
Arthritis;
Child*;
Exanthema;
Female*;
Humans;
Korea;
Liver;
Lung;
Lymph Nodes;
Sarcoidosis;
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary*;
Skin;
Uveitis
- From:Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
2006;16(3):253-258
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystemic granulomatous disease. The lungs, lymph nodes, eyes, skin and liver are the most commonly involved. There are two distinct forms of sarcoidosis in children. One is early-onset(younger) childhood sarcoidosis characterized by skin rash, uveitis, and arthritis occurring before age 4 years. The other is late-onset(older) childhood sarcoidosis characterized by involvement of the lungs, the common radiographic finding is bilateral hilar lymph node enlargements, similar to the adult manifestation. We report a case of late-onset childhood sarcoidosis in a 6-year-old girl which is the first pediatric pulmonary sarcoidosis reported in Korea.
