Unusual bone localization of sarcoidosis mimicking metastatic lesions: case report and review of literature

Besma Hamdi; Emna Ben Jemia; Monia Attia; Ikbel Khalfallah; Hend Riahi; Anissa Berraies; Mohamed Faouzi Ladeb; Soumaya Rammeh; Agnes Hamzaoui

doi:10.36141/svdld.v39i3.8744

Unusual bone localization of sarcoidosis mimicking metastatic lesions: case report and review of literature

Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2022;39(3):e2022034. doi: 10.36141/svdld.v39i3.8744. Epub 2022 Sep 23.

Authors

Besma Hamdi^{1

2}, Emna Ben Jemia^{1

2}, Monia Attia^{3

2}, Ikbel Khalfallah^{1

2}, Hend Riahi^{4

2}, Anissa Berraies^{1

2}, Mohamed Faouzi Ladeb^{4

2}, Soumaya Rammeh^{5

2}, Agnes Hamzaoui^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonology Departement Diseases, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana 2080, Tunisia.
² University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis 1007, Tunisia.
³ Medical Imaging Departement, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana 2080, Tunisia.
⁴ Medical Imaging Departement, Kassab Orthopedic Institute; Ksar Said, Tunisia.
⁵ Anatomopathologic Departement, Charle Nichole Hospital, Tunisia.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease of unknown origin. Diagnosis remains challenging, based on organ site involvement, histological confirmation of non-caseating granuloma and an appropriate clinical syndrome. Granulomatous bone involvement is rare and may be ignored because it is usually asymptomatic. Vertebrae, ribs and skull localizations are rarely reported. We described an interesting case of a woman with chronic and multiorgan sarcoidosis with unusual bone localizations.

Keywords: Bone lesions; Granuloma; Radiographic imaging; Sarcoidosis.

Publication types

Case Reports