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Solitary osseous sarcoidosis: a rare reason for pathologic fracture

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Sarcoidosis with osseous involvement as the initial manifestation is rare. Due to lack of other organ involvements, the diagnosis is somehow difficult to establish. We report a case with osseous sarcoidosis as the initial and major manifestation that developed spontaneous bone fracture. Our case emphasizes the importance of histological evidence and exclusion of other diseases i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, before making the diagnosis of osseous sarcoidosis.

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We would like to express our thanks to Dr. Wei Yu for radiology evaluation and Dr. Wei-Xun Zhou for histological study.

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China

    Bin Liu, Xuan Zhang, Wen Zhang & Feng-chun Zhang

  2. Department of Rheumatology, The Affiliation Hospital of QingDao University Medical College, No.16 Jiang Su Lu, Shi Nan District, QingDao city, Shandong Province, 266003, China

    Bin Liu & Ji-bo Wang

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Liu, B., Zhang, X., Zhang, W. et al. Solitary osseous sarcoidosis: a rare reason for pathologic fracture. Rheumatol Int 32, 2535–2538 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-010-1425-2

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