TY - JOUR AU - Rabinowitz, Edon AU - Ogedegbe, Chinwe AU - Feldman, Joseph PY - 2013/04/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A Case of Sarcoidosis Disseminated to Skeletal Tissues JF - International Journal of Medical Students JA - Int J Med Stud VL - 1 IS - 1 SE - Case Report DO - 10.5195/ijms.2013.30 UR - https://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/v01i01a08 SP - 43-45 AB - <p>Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that typically affects young adults. Diagnostic criteria for sarcoidosis include involvement of two or more of the following organ systems: 1) pulmonary infiltrates; 2) bilateral hilar adenopathy; and 3) skin and/or eye lesions. Musculoskeletal system is less commonly involved. For that reason potential presenting symptoms can vary and make the diagnosis very challenging; particularly if a patient has symptoms that mimic other conditions. Musculoskeletal involvement for example can mimic malignancy. The following case describes a patient with known history of primary metastatic mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor (GCT) with teratomatous elements who is diagnosed with sarcoidosis involving skeletal tissues.</p> ER -