Musculoskeletal and cutaneous sarcoidosis: exuberant case report

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown cause. The osteoarticular involvement in sarcoidosis is rare and is often associated with cutaneous and long-standing chronic multisystem disease. More common in black women, osseous sarcoidosis is difficult to diagnose, with an incidence of 3 to 13%. The most characteristic radiological clinical picture evidences rounded, well-defined cysts, with no periosteal reaction and without peripheral sclerosis. The small bones of hands and feet are the most frequently involved sites. This report aims to demonstrate a rare case of osteoarticular sarcoidosis with characteristic clinical presentation, and highlight the importance of detecting osteoarticular involvement in this pathology.

Keywords

• Bone resorption
• Granuloma
• Granulomatous disease, chronic
• Joint deformities, acquired
• Lumpy skin disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Skin abnormalities
• Skin diseases
• Skin and connective tissue diseases