Hepatic Sarcoidosis Found Incidentally in a Patient Presenting With Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infections

Cureus. 2024 Mar 1;16(3):e55316. doi: 10.7759/cureus.55316. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Abstract

A 50-year-old female who presented to our hospital for recurrent diarrhea was found to have worsening aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase levels. Workup revealed lymphadenopathy and hepatomegaly prompting a biopsy of the liver and axillary lymph node, confirming a diagnosis of hepatic sarcoidosis. Our patient later developed cutaneous sarcoidosis. She is currently asymptomatic and is followed by gastroenterology, pulmonary, and dermatology. Recognition of extrapulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis is important for proper management of patients. Treatment often requires a multidisciplinary approach when more than one organ system is involved.

Keywords: extrapulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis; extrapulmonary sarcoidosis; hepatic sarcoidosis; hepatology; sarcoidosis.

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