A Case Report of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Vertebral Metastasis
A 35-year-old African American male, previously healthy, presented with lower back and bilateral lower extremity pain associated with intermitted night sweats and weight loss. Imaging was concerning diffuse vertebral metastatic lesions. He underwent extensive workup to evaluate for metastatic diseas...
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| author | Anchalia Chandrakumaran Henry R. Bateman Rehan Qayyum |
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| description | A 35-year-old African American male, previously healthy, presented with lower back and bilateral lower extremity pain associated with intermitted night sweats and weight loss. Imaging was concerning diffuse vertebral metastatic lesions. He underwent extensive workup to evaluate for metastatic disease. However, right iliac crest, mediastinal, and left inguinal lymph node biopsies were consistent with sarcoidosis. He was started on methotrexate, folic acid, and prednisone. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a3907b767001407aba484bb0db34c9d12025-02-03T05:46:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352018-01-01201810.1155/2018/53263245326324A Case Report of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Vertebral MetastasisAnchalia Chandrakumaran0Henry R. Bateman1Rehan Qayyum2Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, VA, USADepartment of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, VA, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, VA, USAA 35-year-old African American male, previously healthy, presented with lower back and bilateral lower extremity pain associated with intermitted night sweats and weight loss. Imaging was concerning diffuse vertebral metastatic lesions. He underwent extensive workup to evaluate for metastatic disease. However, right iliac crest, mediastinal, and left inguinal lymph node biopsies were consistent with sarcoidosis. He was started on methotrexate, folic acid, and prednisone.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5326324 |
| spellingShingle | Anchalia Chandrakumaran Henry R. Bateman Rehan Qayyum A Case Report of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Vertebral Metastasis Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | A Case Report of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Vertebral Metastasis |
| title_full | A Case Report of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Vertebral Metastasis |
| title_fullStr | A Case Report of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Vertebral Metastasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case Report of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Vertebral Metastasis |
| title_short | A Case Report of Sarcoidosis Mimicking Vertebral Metastasis |
| title_sort | case report of sarcoidosis mimicking vertebral metastasis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5326324 |
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