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Sarcoidosis and Its Splenic Wonder: A Rare Case of Isolated Splenic Sarcoidosis
- Source :
- Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2018 (2018), Case Reports in Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2018.
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Abstract
- Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology characterized by presence of noncaseating granulomas in the involved organs. The pulmonary interstitium is most commonly affected but extrapulmonary involvement can occur in almost any other organ system. Such an involvement can occur with or without the presence of pulmonary involvement, but isolated extrapulmonary involvement has been noted only in around 10% of cases. Isolated splenomegaly is very rare and an uncommon presentation of sarcoidosis. It is clinically challenging because of the extensive differential diagnosis. Among the many considerations are hematologic malignancies, primary splenic or metastatic tumors, infiltrative disorders, inflammatory disorders, and infections. We hereby discuss an interesting case of a 40-year-old female with isolated splenic sarcoidosis.
- Subjects :
- Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Pulmonary interstitium
business.industry
lcsh:R
lcsh:Medicine
Case Report
General Medicine
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
medicine.disease
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Splenic sarcoidosis
Granulomatous disease
Rare case
Etiology
Medicine
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Sarcoidosis
Differential diagnosis
business
Organ system
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16879635 and 16879627
- Volume :
- 2018
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5dffb49cddc75e39d7c553761d0fe753