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Published on: December 3, 2016
Early-onset childhood sarcoidosis with incidental multiple enchondromatosis
Jong-Hwa Lee1, Yeon-Jung Lim, Seunghun Lee
1Department of Pediatrics, Wonkwang University Sanbon Medical Center, Gunpo, Korea.
Insights
Early-onset childhood sarcoidosis can present with rash and arthritis. This case highlights a rare co-occurrence with enchondromatosis, mimicking other conditions.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Rheumatology
- Dermatology
Background:
- Early-onset childhood sarcoidosis typically presents with a triad of rash, arthritis, and uveitis.
- Differential diagnosis in children includes conditions like Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
- Co-occurrence of sarcoidosis with other bone conditions is rare.
Abstract:
The triad of rash, arthritis, and uveitis seems to be characteristic for early-onset childhood sarcoidosis. We describe an interesting case of early-onset childhood sarcoidosis coexisting enchondromatosis, which clinically masquerade as Langerhans cell histiocytosis. A 33 months old girl presented with skin rash, subcutaneous nodules with polyarthritis, and revealed the involvement of lymph nodes as well as spleen during work-up. She also presented with multiple osteolytic lesions which pathologically proven enchondromatosis. Oral prednisone was prescribed at 2 mg/kg/day for 2 months until when subcutaneous nodules and joint swellings almost disappeared, and then slowly tapered over a period of 5 months. We report an unusual case of early-onset childhood sarcoidosis presented with osteolytic bone lesions which were irrelevant to sarcoidosis.
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