Sarcoidosis Presenting as Dorsal Wrist Mass: A Case Report

Authors

Gabriel Kim, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
Willie Banks, Section of Orthopedics, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA.
Bahman Sadr, Section of Orthopedics, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA.
Edina Paal, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA.
Jabari Martin, Martin Health, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

5-3-2022

Journal

Military medicine

Volume

187

Issue

5-6

DOI

10.1093/milmed/usab172

Abstract

Patients with sarcoidosis have an indolent course in which the disease is not detected unless seemingly benign symptoms appear. Such was the case in a 42-year-old man who was referred to the orthopedic service for evaluation of a slowly enlarging mass over the left wrist without prior history of trauma. In this article, we will review the symptoms and histopathology of sarcoidosis with a particular focus on orthopedic manifestations of the disease. We believe that clinicians should be aware of these associations so that patients can be diagnosed and treated accordingly.

APA Citation

Kim, Gabriel; Banks, Willie; Sadr, Bahman; Paal, Edina; and Martin, Jabari, "Sarcoidosis Presenting as Dorsal Wrist Mass: A Case Report" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 998.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/998

Department

Pathology