Vu Paul Q, Pathak Prutha R, Patel Siddharth, Basu Ashish K, Antony Mc Anto, Reddy Amogh D, Mathew Jason
Internal Medicine, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA.
Internal Medicine, North Alabama Medical Center, Florence, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Jan 31;16(1):e53290. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53290. eCollection 2024 Jan.
Sarcoidosis is a non-caseating granulomatous disorder affecting multiple organs. Although the lungs are the most common site of presentation, extra-pulmonary manifestations involving the skin and heart can occur. Sarcoidosis affecting skull bone is uncommon and involvement of skin, heart, and skull bone all together, without pulmonary manifestations, is extremely rare. We report a 63-year-old Caucasian woman with a past history of cutaneous sarcoidosis and granulomatous skull bone lesions who presented with recurrent syncope. An ambulatory cardiac monitor detected intermittent high-grade atrioventricular block and cardiac MRI confirmed the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis. This case represents an extremely unique journey of sarcoidosis and suggests potential consideration for cardiac sarcoidosis screening in patients with a history of extra-cardiac manifestations.
结节病是一种影响多个器官的非干酪样肉芽肿性疾病。虽然肺部是最常见的受累部位,但也可出现累及皮肤和心脏的肺外表现。结节病累及颅骨并不常见,而皮肤、心脏和颅骨同时受累且无肺部表现的情况极为罕见。我们报告了一名63岁的白种女性,既往有皮肤结节病和肉芽肿性颅骨病变史,此次因反复晕厥就诊。动态心脏监测仪检测到间歇性高度房室传导阻滞,心脏磁共振成像(MRI)确诊为心脏结节病。该病例代表了结节病极为独特的病程,并提示对于有心脏外表现病史的患者,可能需要考虑进行心脏结节病筛查。