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Saddle nose with sarcoidosis: 'A great imitator' of relapsing polychondritis

Authors :
Yoshinobu Eishi
Naoto Yokogawa
Sanae Shimamura
Tetsuo Yamaguchi
Kengo Murata
Keisuke Uchida
Source :
Modern Rheumatology. 28:1053-1057
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2016.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease that can affect any organ including the nose. Nasal crusting and congestion are common nasal symptoms of sarcoidosis, whereas cases of saddle-nose deformity are rarely reported. We describe here a case of sarcoidosis that presented with saddle nose resembling relapsing polychondritis. Since sarcoidosis shares clinical features with relapsing polychondritis, the differential diagnosis of saddle nose can be challenging without a clear pathology.

Details

ISSN :
14397609 and 14397595
Volume :
28
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Modern Rheumatology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....9e785827bea5abe7fb7a8695716ac788
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/14397595.2016.1193931