A Case Report of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Vertebral Metastasis

Anchalia Chandrakumaran; Henry R. Bateman; Rehan Qayyum

doi:10.1155/2018/5326324

Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2018)

A Case Report of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Vertebral Metastasis

Anchalia Chandrakumaran,
Henry R. Bateman,
Rehan Qayyum

Affiliations

Anchalia Chandrakumaran: Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, VA, USA
Henry R. Bateman: Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, VA, USA
Rehan Qayyum: Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, VA, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5326324
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2018

Abstract

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A 35-year-old African American male, previously healthy, presented with lower back and bilateral lower extremity pain associated with intermitted night sweats and weight loss. Imaging was concerning diffuse vertebral metastatic lesions. He underwent extensive workup to evaluate for metastatic disease. However, right iliac crest, mediastinal, and left inguinal lymph node biopsies were consistent with sarcoidosis. He was started on methotrexate, folic acid, and prednisone.

Published in Case Reports in Medicine

ISSN: 1687-9627 (Print); 1687-9635 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1683

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