Lytic lesion of the sternum. Rare manifestation of sarcoidosis

Increasing tenderness of the sternum developed four years after pulmonary sarcoidosis had been diagnosed in a 34-year-old woman. Sternal tomography and bone scanning demonstrated abnormalities in the area. Sternal biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of osseous sarcoid. Involvement of the sternum by sarco...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of medicine 1986-02, Vol.80 (2), p.285-287
Hauptverfasser:	Oven, Thomas J., Sones, Maurice, Morrissey, William L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging Bone and Bones - pathology Bone Diseases - diagnosis Bone Diseases - pathology Female Humans Lung Diseases - complications Medical sciences Radionuclide Imaging Retinal Hemorrhage - complications Sarcoidosis - diagnosis Sarcoidosis - pathology Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Sternum
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Zusammenfassung:	Increasing tenderness of the sternum developed four years after pulmonary sarcoidosis had been diagnosed in a 34-year-old woman. Sternal tomography and bone scanning demonstrated abnormalities in the area. Sternal biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of osseous sarcoid. Involvement of the sternum by sarcoidosis has not been previously reported.
ISSN:	0002-9343 1555-7162
DOI:	10.1016/0002-9343(86)90022-7