[Uveitis during the course of sarcoidosis in a child: difficult diagnosis of a case].

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disorder affecting young adults. It is very unfrequent in children. The authors report the case of an 11-year-old boy with a history of a pulmonary affection who was referred from the department of paediatrics for red eyes. Ocular examination disclosed phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, ocular dryness, posterior uveitis and choroidal granulomas confirmed by fluoresceinic angiography. The diagnosis of pulmonary, ganglionnary and ocular sarcoidosis was made. The authors recalled the clinical particularities of sarcoidosis in childhood and emphasized the difficulties of the differential diagnosis between sarcoidosis and tuberculosis.