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Sarcoid myopathy: imaging findings.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9350574     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous multisystem disorder that may uncommonly involve muscle. Muscular sarcoid may be nodular, atrophic myopathic, or acute myositic. We illustrate a case of the myopathic type of muscular sarcoid that is unusual because the abdominal wall muscles, rather than the extremity muscles, were involved. Muscular involvement by sarcoid should be considered in the differential diagnosis of focal muscle disease, especially in a patient with a known history of sarcoid. The presence of typical bilateral hilar adenopathy on a chest radiograph as well as the presence of abdominal findings (hepatosplenomegaly and retroperitoneal adenopathy) may help establish the diagnosis. Otherwise, sonographically guided biopsy may be necessary for definitive diagnosis.
Authors:
C D Levine; J J Miller; G Stanislaus; R H Wachsberg; M Z Simmons
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0091-2751     ISO Abbreviation:  J Clin Ultrasound     Publication Date:    1997 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-11-28     Completed Date:  1997-11-28     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401663     Medline TA:  J Clin Ultrasound     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  515-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07666, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdominal Muscles / radiography,  ultrasonography*
Adult
Humans
Male
Muscular Atrophy / complications,  radiography,  ultrasonography*
Sarcoidosis / complications,  radiography,  ultrasonography*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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