Nodular Type of Muscular Sarcoidosis: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.1999.41.5.1021
- Author:
Soo Hyun CHAE
1
;
Hong Soo KIM
;
Sook Hee PARK
;
Sung Me KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chunju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sarcoidosis;
Muscles, MR;
Muscles, US
- MeSH:
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Sarcoidosis*;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1999;41(5):1021-1024
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Muscular involvement of sarcoidosis is rare and occurs in two forms: nodular and myopathic. In the nodular variety, lesions are long and extend along muscle fibers. Axial MR imaging reveals a star-shaped central structure of decreased signal intensity. Sagittal and coronal MR images show three stripes: an inner stripe of decreased signal intensity and outer stripes of increased signal intensity. Longitudinal sonography shows an echogenic inner stripe and hypoechoic outer stripes. We report a case of nodulartype muscular sarcoidosis in a 53-year-old man, describing the findings of MRI and ultrasonography.
