Nasopharyngeal sarcoidosis: a rare involvement
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.32, sa.5, ss.1407-1409, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00296-011-1866-2
- Dergi Adı: RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1407-1409
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Nasopharyngeal sarcoidosis, Nasopharyngeal lesion, Nasopharynx, Sarcoidosis
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Sarcoidosis is a chronic, multisystemic, non-caseating granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Nasopharyngeal involvement is very rare in sarcoidosis. The objective of this report was to evaluate a rare involvement of sarcoidosis. This report includes a case of nasopharyngeal sarcoidosis. A 51-year-old female with nasopharyngeal sarcoidosis was treated as sarcoidosis, and she was better. Nasopharyngeal involvement is very rare in sarcoidosis but it must be kept in mind.