Citation

Cohen NP, Gosset J, Staron RB, Levine WN. Am. J. Orthop. (Belle Mead NJ) 2001; 30(12): 875-877.

Affiliation

Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.

Comment In:

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2003 Aug;32(8):371; author reply 371-2

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Quadrant Healthcom)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11771799

Abstract

Osseous involvement is common in sarcoidosis, but most cases of osseous sarcoidosis occur in the long bones of the hands and feet. Vertebral involvement in sarcoidosis is rare. A case of vertebral sarcoidosis in a 19-year-old male football [American football] player is presented. The patient had clinical, radiologic, laboratory, and pathologic findings consistent with a case of vertebral sarcoidosis. A review of the literature on sarcoid involvement of the spine is also presented. Although rare, sarcoid infiltration of the vertebrae is a recognized entity. Magnetic resonance imaging can be helpful in making the diagnosis, but biopsy is needed for confirmation.

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