Childhood Sarcoidosis mimicking Tuberculosis:A case report
Wanderley NRS, Gomes MAF, Medeiros LLC, Lobo FPD, Lima CBF, Monteiro MGL, Luz KG
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2019-07
Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystem chronic inflammatory disease in children. We present a case of a five-year-old child with clinical features mimicking several diseases, including tuberculosis. After failure of treatment based on the suspected diagnosis, an axillary lymph node biopsy showed noncaseating granulomas compatible with sarcoidosis and appropriate treatment was then started.
MeSH terms
- Humans
- Tuberculosis
- Lymphoma
- Sarcoidosis
- Thiabendazole
- Prednisolone
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Anthelmintics
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Biopsy
- Child, Preschool
- Brazil
- Female