CHILDHOOD SARCOIDOSIS: A CASE REPORT

2020 ◽  
pp. 106-109
Author(s):  
Anh Le Thy Phuong

Childhood sarcoidosis is an uncommon disease and recognition of this disease in children is often delayed because of the lack of awareness and unfamiliarity with its clinical features. With the aim of providing clues for diagnosis and treatment of disease, we reported a a 23-month-old boy hospitalized for multiple pinkish papules  and painless cystic swellings in ankles and wrists, diagnosed with sarcoidosis, treated with corticosteroid and well recovered. This case reminds us to include childhood sarcoidosis in the differential diagnosis in pediatric patients who present with multiple papular eruptions along with systemic manifestations. It is characterized by arthritis, uveitis, and cutaneous involvement. The prognosis of early-onset childhood sarcoidosis varies in different studies due to the rarity of the disease. The treatment of choice in systemic involvement of childhood sarcoidosis is corticosteroids. Key words: sarcoidosis in children, childhood sarcoidosis, granulomatous disorder, arthritis, uveitis.

Author(s):  
Phuong Anh Le Thi

Childhood sarcoidosis is a rare multisystemic granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. The diagnosis is often delayed due to lacking of recognition of clinical features. We report a 23 month-old boy who presented with multiple pinkish papules and painless cystic swellings in his ankles and wrists. A skin biopsy showed multiple sarcoidal granulomatous lesions. He was treated with steroids and had a good response. Childhood sarcoidosis is characterized by arthritis, uveitis, and cutaneous involvement. Glucocorticoids remain the first choice therapy for children with multisystem involvement. The prognosis of early-onset childhood sarcoidosis varies in different studies due to the rarity of the disease.


2017 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. e75-e78
Author(s):  
Bahattin Kemah ◽  
Burak Özturan ◽  
Bilge Bilgic ◽  
Korhan Özkan ◽  
Fuat Akpınar ◽  
...  

AbstractSarcoidosis is an idiopathic, noncaseating granulomatous disorder with wide systemic involvement. It is encountered widely around the world and it affects both sexes, all the races in all age groups. Lungs, eyes, and skin are the organs most commonly affected. Constitutional features such as weight loss, fatigue, and myalgia are the most common symptoms. Bone involvement, which is very rare, was reported as present in 3 to 13% of effected cases, and it is most commonly seen in hands and feet, compared with long bone involvement, which is extremely rare. We hereby present a case with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis and multiple bone involvement emphasizing the importance of differential diagnosis.


Author(s):  
CHAITHRA KALKUR ◽  
NILOFER HALIM ◽  
ANUSHA RANGARE ◽  
Rumisha .

Ectodermal dysplasia is a heterogeneous group of inherited disorder affecting two or more ectodermally derived tissues such as skin, hair, nails, eccrine glands and teeth. The disorder is of two types: Hypohydrotic ectodermal dysplasia/Christ seimens –Touraine syndrome and Hydrotic ectodermal dysplasia/clousten syndrome. Commonly associated signs include hypohidrosis, anomalous dentition, onychodysplasia, hypotrichosis. Multidisciplinary approaches are required for optimal treatment3. Here, we present two cases of 19 and 13 year old male siblings who were diagnosed with the disorder based upon their clinical features. Key Words: ectodermal dysplasia, hypodontia; anomalous dentition.


Author(s):  
Mitchell W. Couldwell ◽  
Samuel Cheshier ◽  
Philipp Taussky ◽  
Vance Mortimer ◽  
William T. Couldwell

Moyamoya is an uncommon disease that presents with stenoocclusion of the major vasculature at the base of the brain and associated collateral vessel formation. Many pediatric patients with moyamoya present with transient ischemic attacks or complete occlusions. The authors report the case of a 9-year-old girl who presented with posterior fossa hemorrhage and was treated with an emergency suboccipital craniotomy for evacuation. After emergency surgery, an angiogram was performed, and the patient was diagnosed with moyamoya disease. Six months later, the patient was treated for moyamoya using direct and indirect revascularization; after surgery there was excellent vascularization in both regions of the bypass and no further progression of moyamoya changes. This case illustrates a rare example of intracerebral hemorrhage associated with moyamoya changes in the posterior vascularization in a pediatric patient and subsequent use of direct and indirect revascularization to reduce the risk of future hemorrhage and moyamoya progression.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Manal Mustafa Khadora ◽  
Maysa Saleh ◽  
Rawah Idres ◽  
Sura Ahmed Al-Doory ◽  
Mahmoud Ahmed Radaideh

Autoimmune thyroiditis is very rare etiology of primary hypothyroidism in infancy. Hypothyroidism has a wide range of clinical presentation, from subclinical hypothyroidism to overt type. It is unclear what pathological mechanisms connect thyroid function and erythropoiesis or how thyroid disease can contribute to anemia. We report a 12-month-old infant who presented with anemia associated with early onset of overt autoimmune thyroiditis. The peculiarity of our case enables us to draw attention of physician to consider acquired hypothyroidism in the differential diagnosis of unexplained anemia even if the neonatal screening is normal and congenital hypothyroidism is a remote possibility.


2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed Al-Salhi ◽  
Ru'aa Alharithy

Background Pemphigoid nodularis is a rare clinical variant of bullous pemphigoid characterized by overlapping clinical features of both prurigo nodularis lesions and bullous pemphigoid blisters. The condition appears to be more common in females and is often resistant to treatment. Objective To raise awareness of this rare variant of bullous pemphigoid. Methods Case report. Results and Conclusion Dermatologists should include this variant in differential diagnosis of prurigo nodularis because early recognition can lead to an effective treatment for the prurigo component.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Anshita Agarwal ◽  
Gaurav P. Agrawal ◽  
Sarwar Alam ◽  
Benazeer Husain

Eosinophilic granuloma of bone is a disease with an incidence of one new case per 350,000 to 2 million per year, which is an uncommon disease of maxillofacial region, and presents in more than 90% in children under the age of ten with predominance for males. As a result, eosinophilic granuloma of the jaw is always unconsidered in the differential diagnosis of similar lesions by many clinicians. It is difficult to make a correct diagnosis on it without proof of a pathological diagnosis, which correlates with the diverse clinical and radiographic presentations of eosinophilic granuloma in the jaws. In the present paper we report a rare case of unifocal eosinophilic granuloma of mandible occurring in an adult female.


Author(s):  
E. Sanz-Marco ◽  
E. España ◽  
M.J. López-Prats ◽  
M. Chirivella-Casanova ◽  
J. Aviño ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
R. Muthunagai ◽  
Mudit Agarwal ◽  
R.Siva Sankary

Inflammatory odontogenic cysts are benign osteolytic asymptomatic lesions, but that, depending on the size, they can destroy the surrounding bone and let it infected. The term residual cyst is used most often for retained radicular cyst from teeth that has been removed. Residual cysts are among most common cysts of the jaws. This article aims to report characteristics and main aspects and highlighting the importance of the differential diagnosis for the treatment of these lesions. It can be concluded that early detection and accurate diagnosis are essential for the proper treatment of the residual cysts. Key Words- Residual cyst, radicular cyst, enucleation


2020 ◽  
pp. 000348942096213
Author(s):  
Jeremy S. Ruthberg ◽  
Anish Abrol ◽  
N. Scott Howard

Objective: This paper presents a case of a bronchial Dieulafoy’s lesion in a pediatric patient with recurrent hemoptysis. Case report: A 11-year old female presented multiple times with dry cough and hemoptysis to an outside hospital, each time leading to a diagnosis of epistaxis and subsequent discharge. When she arrived to our tertiary center with heavy hemoptysis and no evidence of epistaxis, the patient was urgently taken to the operating room by both the otolaryngology and pediatric pulmonology services. Active bleeding from a Dieulafoy’s lesion on the right lower bronchus was found and selective embolization of two tortuous arteries was subsequently performed. The patient was discharged in stable condition without recurrence of hemoptysis over the last two months. Conclusion: While rare, especially in pediatric patients, bronchial Dieulafoy’s lesions may cause severe hemoptysis and should be considered in the differential diagnosis when the etiology for hemoptysis is unclear.


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