Open AccessSarcoidosis presented as retroperitoneal and lung mass
Author(s) -
Nousheen Iqbal,
Abdullah Al Mahmood,
Muhammad Irfan,
Khurram Minhas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2014-207176
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , medicine , lung , presentation (obstetrics) , etiology , pathology , tuberculosis , dermatology , radiology
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown aetiology characterised pathologically by the presence of non-caseating granulomas in involved organs. Sarcoidosis most frequently involves the lungs followed by eye and skin. Presentation as retroperitoneal and lung mass is rare in sarcoidosis. We describe an unusual case of sarcoidosis where the patient presented with large retroperitoneal and lung masses, and was treated as tuberculosis.