1. A Case of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Lymphoma Confounded by Cognitive Decline
- Author
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William J Beuerlein, Kathleen A. Marsh, Kinchit Shah, Darryl Kalil, and Benjamin S Bryant
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Tuberculosis ,business.industry ,Amyloidosis ,General Engineering ,sarcoidosis-lymphoma syndrome ,Disease ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,Lymphoma ,Allergy/Immunology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,B symptoms ,Neurology ,medicine ,Internal Medicine ,Sarcoidosis ,medicine.symptom ,Cognitive decline ,Headaches ,business ,neurologic sarcoidosis ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a disease with an unknown cause that affects multiple organ systems and has a varied clinical presentation. Often, its symptomatology mimics other disease processes, such as lymphoma, tuberculosis, and amyloidosis. The reticuloendothelial involvement and typical B symptoms of weight loss, fatigue, night sweats, and lymphadenopathy can make sarcoidosis often easily confused with lymphoma. Sarcoidosis has a myriad of central nervous system (CNS) effects, which are often not recognized as symptoms of the disease. These neuropsychiatric symptoms can include, but are not limited to, cognitive decline, headaches, and personality changes. In this report, we discuss a case of a patient who presented with symptoms consistent with indolent lymphoma but was eventually diagnosed with sarcoidosis with extrapulmonary manifestations.
- Published
- 2021