A Case of Sarcoidosis: Multiple Osseous Nodule and Thyroid Involvement - Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. It affects predominantly lungs, thoracic lymph nodes, skin and eyes. Thyroid gland, skull and vertebrae are rarely involved. The diagnosis is suggested on the basis of clinical and radiologic manifestations and is supported by the histological demonstration of noncaseating granulomas in the affecting tissues. In recent years FDG positron emission tomography (PET) has proved to play an important role in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis with systemic distrubition. We reported a unique case of sarcoidosis with Horner’s syndrome, thyroid gland involvement and multiple osseous nodules in vertebrae and skull detected by PET scan, in response to corticosteroid treatment.