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Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease that predominantly affects the lungs. It usually presents with fatigue and respiratory findings. The rate of arthritis in sarcoidosis is 15-25%. Arthritis as initial manifestation of sarcoidosis has been reported rarely in the literature. In present paper we highlighted the importance of sarcoidosis and conventional chest X-ray in differential diagnosis of acute arthritis.
Highlights
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem autoimmune disease of unknown etiology and manifested by the presence of noncaseating granulomas in affected organ tissues
The diagnosis of sarcoidosis is usually late in patients presenting with arthritis because the disease frequently presents with pulmonary symptoms
Sarcoidosis more frequently coincides with rheumatoid arthritis among other rheumatological diseases the reason is unknown.[6]
Summary
Anahtar kelimeler: Akut artrit, sarkoidoz, konvansiyonel akciğer grafisi Sarcoidosis is a multisystem autoimmune disease of unknown etiology and manifested by the presence of noncaseating granulomas in affected organ tissues. Skin, lymph nodes, eyes, parotid glands, bones, joints, liver and kidneys.[1] The histopathology of sarcoidosis involves noncaseating granulomas, lymphocytes and multinuclear giant cells surrounded by macrophages.[2] Symptoms and findings go into spontaneous remission but systemic corticosteroids are indicated in patients with hypercalcemia and critical organ involvements such as advance pulmonary involvement, cardiac and neurologic manifestations, posterior uveitis.[2]
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