Sarcoidosis from the Perspective of Rheumatology: Three Years of Experience

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to shed light on sarcoidosis from a rheumatology perspective and to provide a better understanding of sarcoidosis from the perspective of a rheumatologist. Materials and Methods: The files of patients who applied to the rheumatology outpatient clinic with joint complaints between 2020 and 2023 and were diagnosed with sarcoidosis during follow-up or who were already diagnosed with sarcoidosis and had joint complaints during the course of the disease, were retrospectively examined. Results: Joint involvement was observed in all patients (100%). When patients were grouped according to the joints involved, it was found that 17 patients had ankle involvement (60.7%), six patients had metacarpophalangeal joint involvement (21.4%), four (14.2%) patients had wrist involvement, and three (10.7%) patients had knee involvement. Shoulder involvement was detected in one (3.5%) patient. Conclusion: Although sarcoidosis seems to primarily concern chest diseases, from the perspective of rheumatology, it is a very confusing and surprising disease with its heterogeneous nature and joint involvement. It is one of the diseases that should be kept in mind and further studied in rheumatology practice.

Keywords

• sarcoidosis
• arthritis
• joint involvement