Sarcoidosis presenting as widespread thrombophlebitis

Summary Widespread thrombophlebitis was the presenting feature of sarcoidosis in a 29‐year‐old West African woman. To our knowledge superficial thrombophlebitis has not previously been reported in sarcoidosis. Superficial thrombophlebitis is classically linked with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. It has also been associated with many other neoplasms as well as collagen vascular diseases, Behget's syndrome, lymphoproliferative diseases and several infections, such as typhoid or rickettsiosis (Ryan & Wilkinson, 1979). As far as we are aware, widespread superficial thrombophlebitis has not been previously seen with sarcoidosis and we describe a case in which it was a major feature of the disease.