Zubairi Ali Bin Sarwar, Sheerani Mughis, Haque Ahmed Suleman, Ahsan Humera, Fatima Kulsoom
Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
BMJ Case Rep. 2010 Nov 19;2010:bcr1220092518. doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2009.2518.
Sarcoidosis is a multi-system disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by non-caseating granulomatous inflammation with varying presentation and prognosis. Bone involvement is uncommon and vertebral involvement is rare. We report a case of vertebral osseous sarcoidosis which presented with pulmonary symptoms mimicking tuberculosis and later developed vertebral involvement despite administration of oral corticosteroids.
结节病是一种病因不明的多系统疾病,其特征为非干酪样肉芽肿性炎症,临床表现和预后各异。骨骼受累并不常见,而脊柱受累则更为罕见。我们报告一例脊柱骨结节病病例,该病例最初表现为类似肺结核的肺部症状,尽管使用了口服糖皮质激素治疗,但后来仍出现了脊柱受累情况。