Sarcoid dactylitis: A case report of rare presentation of uncommon disease, sarcoidosis-From Ethiopia

Zerihun Gelashe Hailu; Bemnet Taye Gebregiorgis; Moges Zenebe Wegayehu; Becky Abdisa Adugna; Abdulhamid Mustefa Bedewi

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.09.065

Sarcoid dactylitis: A case report of rare presentation of uncommon disease, sarcoidosis-From Ethiopia

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Oct 31;19(1):182-185. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.09.065. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Zerihun Gelashe Hailu¹, Bemnet Taye Gebregiorgis¹, Moges Zenebe Wegayehu¹, Becky Abdisa Adugna², Abdulhamid Mustefa Bedewi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
³ Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Abstract

We present a rare case of sarcoid dactylitis after an adult female presented with painless swelling of the bilateral hand fingers and toe, with radiographic findings highly characteristic for osseous sarcoidosis and confirmation made by bronchoscopic biopsy of hilar enlarged lymph nodes.

Keywords: Dactylitis; Osseous sarcoid; Sarcoid dactylitis; Sarcoidosis; Sausage digit.

Publication types

Case Reports