From Neck Pain to Sarcoidosis: The Interesting Association.
Journal
Case reports in rheumatology
ISSN: 2090-6889
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Rheumatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101585353
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
10
12
2020
revised:
03
03
2021
accepted:
10
03
2021
entrez:
7
4
2021
pubmed:
8
4
2021
medline:
8
4
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We report the case of a 31-year-old male patient, presenting to the emergency department (ED) with a 6-week history of left-sided lateral neck pain, along with a minor localized swelling. A few weeks after the beginning of his complaints, he contracted a mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Upon examination, his aches were defined as carotidynia; thus, proper radiologic evaluation was carried out. While ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans showed evident signs of left common carotid (LCC) vasculitis, computed tomography angiography (CTA) and positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) scans revealed no vascular findings. Unexpected hypermetabolic hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy was found on PET-CT, necessitating lymph node biopsy. Pathology results displayed noncaseating granulomas. Besides, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) levels in blood were high. Sarcoidosis, with concurrent LCC vasculitis, was diagnosed, and corticosteroid therapy was started. Shortly thereafter, remarkable recovery ensued.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33824771
doi: 10.1155/2021/6663519
pmc: PMC7985240
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
6663519Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Fadi Kharouf et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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