Gastric and pulmonary sarcoidosis complicated by hypercalcemia and acute renal failure: Case report and literature review.

Lung India

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gastroenterology and Radiology, Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Published: January 2017

Gastric sarcoidosis is a very rare manifestation of sarcoidosis. Only few case reports have been described in the literature. We present a case of coexisting gastric and pulmonary sarcoidosis in a 56-year-old female, who presented with gastrointestinal symptoms. Gastric mucosal biopsies, transbronchial needle aspiration, and endobronchial mucosal biopsies revealed noncaseating granulomas. This case report emphasizes on early evaluation of other organ system and initiation of treatment.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5504898PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_276_15DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

gastric pulmonary
8
pulmonary sarcoidosis
8
case report
8
mucosal biopsies
8
gastric
4
sarcoidosis
4
sarcoidosis complicated
4
complicated hypercalcemia
4
hypercalcemia acute
4
acute renal
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!