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Hasbani GE, Uthman I, Jawad AS. Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Sarcoidosis. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS. ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS 2022; 15:11795441211072475. [PMID: 35185345 PMCID: PMC8854226 DOI: 10.1177/11795441211072475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Since its initial description in the late 19th century, sarcoidosis has been extensively studied. Although the general mechanism of immune activation is known, many details especially in the context of disease associations are still missing. One of such associations is the musculoskeletal complications that are widely variable in terms of presentation and response to treatment. Sarcoidosis can involve the joints leading to acute and, less commonly chronic, arthritis. While acute arthritis is mostly self-resolving in nature, chronic arthritis may lead to deformity and destruction of the joint. Sarcoidosis can also involve the muscles, leading to different pathologies primarily categorized according to the clinical presentation, despite the efforts to find a new classification based on imaging, histological, and clinical findings. The bones can be directly and indirectly affected. Different types of bone lesions have been described, although around half of these patients remain asymptomatic. Osteoporosis, increased risk of fractures, hypercalcemia, and hypercalciuria are examples of the indirect effect of sarcoidosis on the bones, possibly contributed to elevated levels of calcitriol. Nevertheless, sarcoidosis can be associated with small-vessel, medium-vessel, and large vessel vasculitis, although it is frequently difficult to differentiate between the co-existence of a pure vasculitis and sarcoidosis and sarcoid vasculitis.
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- Georges El Hasbani
- Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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Ingegnoli F, Coletto LA, Scotti I, Compagnoni R, Randelli PS, Caporali R. The Crucial Questions on Synovial Biopsy: When, Why, Who, What, Where, and How? Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:705382. [PMID: 34422862 PMCID: PMC8377390 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.705382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the majority of joint diseases, changes in the organization of the synovial architecture appear early. Synovial tissue analysis might provide useful information for the diagnosis, especially in atypical and rare joint disorders, and might have a value in case of undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis, by improving disease classification. After patient selection, it is crucial to address the dialogue between the clinician and the pathologist for adequately handling the sample, allowing identifying histological patterns depending on the clinical suspicion. Moreover, synovial tissue analysis gives insight into disease progression helping patient stratification, by working as an actionable and mechanistic biomarker. Finally, it contributes to an understanding of joint disease pathogenesis holding promise for identifying new synovial biomarkers and developing new therapeutic strategies. All of the indications mentioned above are not so far from being investigated in everyday clinical practice in tertiary referral hospitals, thanks to the great feasibility and safety of old and more recent techniques such as ultrasound-guided needle biopsy and needle arthroscopy. Thus, even in rheumatology clinical practice, pathobiology might be a key component in the management and treatment decision-making process. This review aims to examine some essential and crucial points regarding why, when, where, and how to perform a synovial biopsy in clinical practice and research settings and what information you might expect after a proper patient selection.
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- Francesca Ingegnoli
- Division of Clinical Rheumatology, ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy.,Department of Clinical Sciences & Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Research Center for Environmental Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Clinical Rheumatology, ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy.,Department of Clinical Sciences & Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Research Center for Environmental Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Clinical Rheumatology, ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy.,Department of Clinical Sciences & Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Research Center for Environmental Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- 1° Clinica Ortopedica, ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy.,Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- 1° Clinica Ortopedica, ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy.,Laboratory of Applied Biomechanics, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Clinical Rheumatology, ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy.,Department of Clinical Sciences & Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Research Center for Environmental Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Komishke B, Foulds JL, McMillan T, Avdimiretz N. Bilateral leg swelling as the presenting symptom of Löfgren syndrome in a paediatric patient: a rare presentation of a rare paediatric disease. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:14/3/e239434. [PMID: 33664030 PMCID: PMC7934771 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A 17-year-old previously healthy man presented with a 4-week history of progressive bilateral leg swelling with discomfort and erythema, but no signs of arthritis or erythema nodosum. An incidental finding of a query pulmonary nodule on chest X-ray prompted chest CT for further evaluation, revealing bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. The patient then underwent endobronchial ultrasound and transbronchial needle aspiration biopsies of mediastinal lymph nodes. Biopsies and bronchoalveolar lavage samples were negative for microbiology, including mycobacterial culture. Pathology demonstrated non-caseating granulomas consistent with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Weeks later, he developed arthralgias of the left metacarpophalangeal joints and erythema nodosum and was diagnosed with Löfgren syndrome, a phenomenon rarely described in the paediatric population. This case highlights an approach to lower extremity swelling as well as hilar lymphadenopathy in the paediatric population. In addition, it emphasises the importance of multidisciplinary teamwork for accurate and timely diagnoses.
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- Bailey Komishke
- Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Pediatrics, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Pediatric Respirology, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Bechman K, Christidis D, Walsh S, Birring SS, Galloway J. A review of the musculoskeletal manifestations of sarcoidosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; 57:777-783. [PMID: 28968840 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown aetiology that is characterized by granulomatous inflammation that can develop in almost any organ system. Musculoskeletal manifestations are seen in up to one-third of patients, ranging from arthralgia through to widespread destructive bone lesions. Inflammatory tendon lesions and periarticular swelling are more common than true joint synovitis. Despite advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease, diagnosis remains challenging. Definitive diagnosis, irrespective of organ site involvement, hinges on histological confirmation of non-caseating granuloma combined with an appropriate clinical syndrome. Musculoskeletal involvement usually develops early in the disease course. Imaging modalities, particularly fluorodeoxyglucose PET, are helpful in delineating the extent of involvement and measuring disease activity. Bone involvement may only become apparent following isotope imaging. Corticosteroids remain the cornerstone of treatment. MTX is the steroid-sparing agent of choice unless there is renal involvement. Biologic therapies are sometimes used in severe disease, although the evidence base for efficacy is inconsistent.
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- Katie Bechman
- Academic Department of Rheumatology, King's College London, London, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, Epsom and St Helier's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Carshalton, UK
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- Dermatology Department, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Academic Department of Rheumatology, King's College London, London, UK
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Sarcoidosis is a systemic disorder of unknown etiology, which may involve various tissues and organs and is characterized by a noncaseating granuloma reaction. While pathogenesis is not yet clear, cellular immune system activation and nonspecific inflammatory response occur secondarily to several genetic and environmental factors. T helper 1-cells and macrophage-derived pro-inflammatory cytokines stimulate the inflammatory cascade and formation of granuloma occurs as a result of tissue permeability, cell influx, and local cell proliferation. The different prevalence, clinical results, and disease course observed in different races and ethnic groups, is an indicator of the heterogeneous nature of the disease. Sarcoidosis may mimic and/or may occur concomitantly with numerous primary rheumatic diseases. This disease most commonly presents with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, pulmonary infiltrations, and skin and eye lesions. Locomotor system involvement is observed at a range of 15% and 25%. Two major joint involvements have been described: acute and chronic form. The most common form, the acute form, may be the first sign of sarcoidosis and present with arthralgia, arthritis, or periarthritis. Chronic sarcoid arthritis is usually associated with pulmonary parenchymal disease or other organ involvement and occurs rarely. While asymptomatic muscular involvement is reported between 25% and 75%, symptomatic muscular involvement is very rare. Symptomatic myopathy may present as three different types: chronic myopathy, palpable nodular myositis, or acute myositis. Even if rare, 2-5% of cases may exhibit osseous involvement and it is frequently associated with lupus pernio, chronic uveitis, and multisystemic disease. Sarcoidosis was reported together with different rheumatologic diseases. There are studies showing that sarcoidosis may mimic the clinical and laboratory findings of these disorders. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids are used for treating the symptoms of rheumatologic findings. In patients who are unresponsive to corticosteroids, immunosuppressive and anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha drugs may be used. In this review, the incidence of rheumatologic symptoms, the clinical findings, and the treatment of rheumatologic manifestations of sarcoidosis are discussed.
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- Senol Kobak
- Associate Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Sifa University Faculty of Medicine, 35100-Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Sharma A, Malaviya AN. Diagnosis of acute sarcoid arthritis (Löfgren's syndrome) in India, a country with high burden of tuberculosis. INDIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.injr.2014.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Kobak S, Sever F, Sivrikoz ON, Orman M. Sarcoidois: is it only a mimicker of primary rheumatic disease? A single center experience. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2014; 6:3-7. [PMID: 24489610 DOI: 10.1177/1759720x13511197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is known as a T helper 1 lymphocyte (Th1-Ly) mediated disease which can imitate or sometimes accompany many primary rheumatic diseases. The purpose of this study is to share the clinical, demographic and laboratory data of patients presenting with rheumatologic manifestations and diagnosed with sarcoidosis. METHODS A total of 42 patients (10 men) were included in the study. The patients were admitted to the rheumatology outpatient clinic for the first time with different rheumatic complaints between November 2011 and May 2013 and were diagnosed with sarcoidosis after relevant tests. Clinical, demographic, laboratory, radiological and histological data of these patients were collected during the 18-month follow-up period and then analyzed. RESULTS Mean patient age was 45.2 years (20-70 years) and mean duration of disease was 3.5 years (1 month-25 years). Evaluation of system and organ involvement revealed that 20 (47.6%) patients had erythema nodosum, 3 (7.1%) had uveitis, 1 (2.3%) had myositis, 1 (2.3%) had neurosarcoidosis, 32 (76.2%) had arthritis and 40 (95.2%) had arthralgia. Of the 32 patients with arthritis, 28 (87.5%) had involvement of the ankle, 3 (9.4%) had involvement of the knee and 1 (3.2%) had involvement of the wrist. No patient had cardiac involvement. Thoracic computed tomography scan showed stage 1, 2, 3 and 4 sarcoidosis in 12 (28.5%), 22 (52.4%), 4 (9.5%) and 4 (9.5%) patients, respectively. Histopathology of sarcoidosis was verified by endobronchial ultrasound, mediastinoscopy and skin and axillary biopsy of lymphadenopathies, which revealed noncaseating granulomas. Laboratory tests showed elevated serum angiotensin-converting enzyme in 15 (35.7%) patients, elevated serum calcium level in 6 (14.2%) patients and elevated serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D concentrations in 2 (4.7%) patients. Serological tests showed antinuclear antibody positivity in 12 (28.5%) patients, rheumatoid factor positivity in 7 (16.6%) patients and anticyclic citrullinated antibody positivity in 2 (4.8%) patients. CONCLUSION Sarcoidosis can imitate or accompany many primary rheumatic diseases. Sarcoidosis should be considered not simply as an imitator but as a primary rheumatic pathology mediated by Th1-Ly. New studies are warranted on this subject.
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- Senol Kobak
- Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Şifa University, Sanayi Cad. No. 7 Bornova, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Şifa University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Şifa University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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Sweiss NJ, Patterson K, Sawaqed R, Jabbar U, Korsten P, Hogarth K, Wollman R, Garcia JGN, Niewold TB, Baughman RP. Rheumatologic manifestations of sarcoidosis. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 31:463-73. [PMID: 20665396 DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1262214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Sarcoidosis is a systemic, clinically heterogeneous disease characterized by the development of granulomas. Any organ system can be involved, and patients may present with any number of rheumatologic symptoms. There are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved therapies for the treatment of sarcoidosis. Diagnosing sarcoidosis becomes challenging, particularly when its complications cause patients' symptoms to mimic other conditions, including polymyositis, Sjögren syndrome, or vasculitis. This review presents an overview of the etiology of and biomarkers associated with sarcoidosis. We then provide a detailed description of the rheumatologic manifestations of sarcoidosis and present a treatment algorithm based on current clinical evidence for patients with sarcoid arthritis. The discussion will focus on characteristic findings in patients with sarcoid arthritis, osseous involvement in sarcoidosis, and sarcoid myopathy. Arthritic conditions that sometimes coexist with sarcoidosis are described as well. We present two cases of sarcoidosis with rheumatologic manifestations. Our intent is to encourage a multidisciplinary, translational approach to meet the challenges and difficulties in understanding and treating sarcoidosis.
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- Nadera J Sweiss
- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Roddy E, Scott DG. Miscellaneous conditions. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-06934-5.00023-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Ríos Blanco JJ, Sendagorta Cudós E, González-Beato Merino MJ. Eritema nudoso. Med Clin (Barc) 2009; 132:75-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2008.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2008] [Accepted: 09/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bzami F, Bahiri R, Benbouazza K, Rkain H, Hajjaj-Hassouni N. Intermittent monoarthritis from sarcoidosis. Joint Bone Spine 2005; 72:338-9. [PMID: 15979373 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2004.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2004] [Accepted: 12/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Osteo-articular sarcoidosis may be evoked in the presence of peripheral articular manifestations or bone lesions that are sometimes asymptomatic. The aim of this work is to describe clinical and progressive features of sarcoidosis with osteo-articular involvement. METHODS Our retrospective study concerned 18 patients presenting with osteo-articular sarcoidosis from 1985 to 1999. We included patients with clinical diagnosis suggestive of sarcoidosis and with at least one positive biopsy. RESULTS Among 35 cases of sarcoidosis, 18 patients had an osteo-articular manifestation (51.42%), which revealed the disease in 2 patients. The female sex was predominant (sex ratio M/F of 0.12), the mean age was 47 years and the time before diagnosis was 3.6 years. Articular involvement was the most frequent. Inflammatory joint pains were present in 11 cases, a Lofgren syndrome in 2 cases, a chronic arthritis in 4 cases and acute monoarthritis of the elbow in 1 case. A female patient exhibited a probable association with a spondylarthropathy. The bone involvement, revealing the disease in 1 case, was also noted in 5 cases, located exclusively on hands; this sarcoidosal dactyly was represented in 2 cases in the form of phalangeal geodes, in wired form (2 cases) and in large bulla form (1 case). The bone biopsy when it was performed was positive in all 3 cases. The patients responded well to corticosteroids. CONCLUSION The osteo-articular involvement of sarcoidosis is polymorphic and can reveal the disease or may appear during the course of its progression.
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- Fatima-Zohra Alaoui
- Service de médecine, interne (pavillon 38), CHU lbn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
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