Isolated Gastrointestinal Sarcoidosis Involving Multiple Gastrointestinal Sites Presenting as Chronic Diarrhea
| Autor: | Carmela Monteiro, Emely Eid, Bilkisu Gaye, Lauren Stemboroski, Raafat Makary |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain business.industry Stomach Rectum Case Report General Medicine GASTROINTESTINAL SARCOIDOSIS medicine.disease Gastroenterology Small intestine 03 medical and health sciences Diarrhea 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Prednisone 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Internal medicine medicine Pathology 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Sarcoidosis medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | ACG Case Reports Journal |
| ISSN: | 2326-3253 |
| Popis: | Sarcoidosis is a chronic and systemic disorder characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas. Very few cases of isolated gastrointestinal sarcoidosis have been reported, and even fewer, if any, report gastrointestinal sarcoidosis within multiple gastrointestinal sites concomitantly. We present a 42-year-old white man with chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain for more than 3 years. Mucosal biopsies revealed non-caseating microgranulomas in the stomach, throughout the small intestine, colon, and rectum. Prednisone therapy was initiated with a rapid improvement in symptoms and complete resolution of diarrhea within 3 weeks. |
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