Sarcoidosis physical examination
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Overview[edit | edit source]
Nearly half of the patients with sarcoidosis are diagnosed incidentally with a chest radiograph but the disease clinical picture can range from normal to severe organ failure.
Physical examination[edit | edit source]
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis[edit | edit source]
In half of the patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis, the disease is found incidentally by a CXR (bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, reticular opacities) before the symptoms develop. Lung is the most common organ involved by sarcoidosis, but up to 30% percent of patients present with extra-pulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis. The most common pattern of lung involvement in sarcoidosis is interstitial lung disease (other less common pulmonary manifestations include pneumothorax, pleural thickening, chylothorax, pulmonary hypertension)[1][2][3].
- Crackles are not commonly auscultated on lung examination. Wheezing may be heard when there is endobronchial involvement.
- In 8 to 15 year-old children, the disease presentation is similar to adults but younger children present with skin rash, arthritis, and red eye(uveitis). 90% of the children have an abnormal CXR[4][5][6].
Cutaneous Sarcoidosis[edit | edit source]
Common types of skin involvement in sarcoidosis are:
- Papular sarcoidosis: usually involves lips, forehead, eyelids, neck, previous trauma sites, and alae nares.
- Nodular sarcoidosis: usually involves trunk and extensor surface of the arms and legs.
- Plaque-like sarcoidosis: commonly involves shoulders, arms, and back.
- Lupus pernio: purple or red indurated papules/plaques/nodules that commonly involves nose, cheeks, chin, and ears.
- Erythema nodosum: painful nodular lesions commonly involving anterior surface of lower extremities and is associated with good prognosis. Biopsy from erythema nodosum usually is not helpful.
- Subcutaneous sarcoidosis: resembles erythema nodosum but usually on upper extremities, and asymptomatic[7][8][9][10].
Ocular Sarcoidosis[edit | edit source]
Ocular manifestations of sarcoidosis can be classified as anterior, intermediate, and posterior uveitis[11].
- Mutton-fat keratic precipitates : a sign of anterior uveitis
- Granulomatous keratic precipitates: a sign of anterior uveitis
- Koeppe Busacca: a sign of anterior uveitis
- Trabecular meshwork nodules: seen in anterior uveitis
- Peripheral anterior synechiae: seen in anterior uveitis
- Vitrous opacities: as snowballs/strings of pearls are seen in intermediate uveitis known as pars planitis.
- Chorioretinal peripheral lesions
- Nodular and segmental periphlebitis with or without candle wax drippings: signs of posterior uveitis
- Optic disc nodule
- Choroidal nodule
- Heerfordt's syndrome(uveoparotid fever): anterior uveitis, parotid gland enlargement, facial nerve palsy, and fever[12][13][14]
Extra-ocular Orbital Sarcoidosis[edit | edit source]
involvement of extra-ocular orbital tissues by sarcoidosis can be seen as palpable mass, orbital swelling, conjunctival granulomas, lacrimal gland involvement, and extra-ocular muscles involvement[15]
Cardiovascular Sarcoidosis[edit | edit source]
Cardiovascular involvement by sarcoidosis can range from heart block and arrhythmias to heart failure, valvular dysfuntion, pericardial disease, pulmonary hypertension and sudden cardiac death[16]
Reticuloendothelial System[edit | edit source]
- Peripheral lymphadenopathy is seen in 40% of patients.
- Hepatomegaly is seen in 20% of hepatic sarcoid patients.
- Splenomegaly is seen in 6% of patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis[17][18][19].
Musculoskeletal System[edit | edit source]
- Acute polyarthritis, especially symmetric involvement of the ankle joints presented as joint swelling, redness and tenderness[20]
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Gallery[edit | edit source]
Skin[edit | edit source]
Head[edit | edit source]
Neck[edit | edit source]
Extremities[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ungprasert P, Carmona EM, Utz JP, Ryu JH, Crowson CS, Matteson EL: Epidemiology of Sarcoidosis 1946-2013: A Population-Based Study. Mayo Clinic proceedings 2016, 91(2):183-188.
- ↑ Baughman RP, Teirstein AS, Judson MA, Rossman MD, Yeager H, Jr., Bresnitz EA, DePalo L, Hunninghake G, Iannuzzi MC, Johns CJ et al: Clinical characteristics of patients in a case control study of sarcoidosis. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2001, 164(10 Pt 1):1885-1889.
- ↑ Rizzato G, Tinelli C: Unusual presentation of sarcoidosis. Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases 2005, 72(1):3-6.
- ↑ Nathan N, Marcelo P, Houdouin V, Epaud R, de Blic J, Valeyre D, Houzel A, Busson PF, Corvol H, Deschildre A et al: Lung sarcoidosis in children: update on disease expression and management. Thorax 2015, 70(6):537-542.
- ↑ Pattishall EN, Kendig EL, Jr.: Sarcoidosis in children. Pediatric pulmonology 1996, 22(3):195-203.
- ↑ Milman N, Hoffmann AL: Childhood sarcoidosis: long-term follow-up. The European respiratory journal 2008, 31(3):592-598.
- ↑ Mana J, Marcoval J, Graells J, Salazar A, Peyri J, Pujol R: Cutaneous involvement in sarcoidosis. Relationship to systemic disease. Archives of dermatology 1997, 133(7):882-888.
- ↑ Mangas C, Fernandez-Figueras MT, Fite E, Fernandez-Chico N, Sabat M, Ferrandiz C: Clinical spectrum and histological analysis of 32 cases of specific cutaneous sarcoidosis. Journal of cutaneous pathology 2006, 33(12):772-777.
- ↑ Elgart ML: Cutaneous sarcoidosis: definitions and types of lesions. Clinics in dermatology 1986, 4(4):35-45.
- ↑ Krasowska D, Schwartz RA, Wojnowska D, Mackiewicz B, Czelej D: Polymorphous cutaneous and chronic multisystem sarcoidosis. Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica, et Adriatica 2008, 17(1):26-30.
- ↑ Evans M, Sharma O, LaBree L, Smith RE, Rao NA: Differences in clinical findings between Caucasians and African Americans with biopsy-proven sarcoidosis. Ophthalmology 2007, 114(2):325-333.
- ↑ Herbort CP, Rao NA, Mochizuki M: International criteria for the diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis: results of the first International Workshop On Ocular Sarcoidosis (IWOS). Ocular immunology and inflammation 2009, 17(3):160-169.
- ↑ James DG, Sharma OP: Parotid gland sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG 2000, 17(1):27-32.
- ↑ Petropoulos IK, Zuber JP, Guex-Crosier Y: Heerfordt syndrome with unilateral facial nerve palsy: a rare presentation of sarcoidosis. Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde 2008, 225(5):453-456.
- ↑ Mavrikakis I, Rootman J: Diverse clinical presentations of orbital sarcoid. American journal of ophthalmology 2007, 144(5):769-775.
- ↑ Darlington P, Gabrielsen A, Sorensson P, Cederlund K, Eklund A, Grunewald J: Cardiac involvement in Caucasian patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis. Respiratory research 2014, 15:15.
- ↑ Vagal AS, Shipley R, Meyer CA: Radiological manifestations of sarcoidosis. Clinics in dermatology 2007, 25(3):312-325.
- ↑ Warshauer DM, Lee JK: Imaging manifestations of abdominal sarcoidosis. AJR American journal of roentgenology 2004, 182(1):15-28.
- ↑ Salazar A, Mana J, Corbella X, Albareda JM, Pujol R: Splenomegaly in sarcoidosis: a report of 16 cases. Sarcoidosis 1995, 12(2):131-134.
- ↑ Kellner H, Spathling S, Herzer P: Ultrasound findings in Lofgren's syndrome: is ankle swelling caused by arthritis, tenosynovitis or periarthritis? The Journal of rheumatology 1992, 19(1):38-41.
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