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DOI :10.5222/j.child.2011.170   IUP :10.5222/j.child.2011.170    Full Text (PDF)

Sarcoidosis: A 16 Year-Old Case Report

Burçin NalbantoğluLevent Cem MutluMetin UysalolErkut Karasu

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic, granulomatous disease with an unknown etiology. Although granulomas suggest an etiology related to infectious, and organic agents, their etiologies are still unknown. A 16 year-old girl referred with complaints of cough, malaise, and painful lesions on legs lasting for 4 months. On physical examination, no pathological sign was observed, except an erythema nodosum-like purple lesion, the largest one being 5 cm in diameter was detected on the tibial region. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 60/1 hour and CRP 15.66 mg/L. Angiotension converting enzyme level was elevated. High resolution thoracal CT results were reported as multiple mediastinal lymphadenopaties and micronodular parenchymal infiltrations at right middle and lower lobes. In biopsy, taken during bronchoscopy, granulamatous lesions were observed. Patient was suggestively diagnosed as sarcoidosis with these findings and followed up without treatment because of relatively lesser severity of these findings. Sarcoidosis is a rare disease of childhood, and can spontaneously resolve or become chronic. Follow-up of the patients with physical examination and respiratory function tests are necessary. Steroids or methotrexate can be used for the treatment according to the clinical severity of the disease, but results are controversial. Since it a rarely seen condition, we want to emphasize the importance of sarcoidosis and review the literature.

DOI :10.5222/j.child.2011.170   IUP :10.5222/j.child.2011.170    Full Text (PDF)

Sarkoidoz: On Altı Yaşında Bir Vaka Sunumu

Burçin NalbantoğluLevent Cem MutluMetin UysalolErkut Karasu

Sarkoidoz, etiyolojisi bilinmeyen kronik multisistematik granülomatoz bir hastalıktır. Granülomlar, enfeksiyoz ya da organik ajanlara bağlı bir etiyolojiyi düşündürmekle beraber, nedeni hâlâ belli olmayan bir hastalıktır. On altı yaşında kız hasta, 4 aydır devam eden öksürük, halsizlik, bacaklarda morluklar yakınması ile başvurdu. Hastanın muayenesinde bacaklarında gözlenen eritema nodozum benzeri mor renkli hafif ağrılı en büyüğü 5 cm olan lezyonlar dışında patolojik bulgu yoktu. Laboratuvar bulgularında sedim 60/1 saat, CRP 15,66 mg/L olarak bulundu. Anjiotensin dönüştürücü enzim düzeyi yüksek olarak bulundu. Toraks HRCT’de multipl mediastinal lenfadenopatiler, sağ orta ve altta mikronodüler parankimal infiltrasyonlar saptandı. Bronkoskopide lenfadenopati dışında patolojik bulgu izlenmedi, biyopside granülomatoz lezyonlar görüldü. Bu bulgularla sarkoidoz düşünülen hasta klinik bulguların çok ağır olmaması üzerine tedavisiz izleme alındı. Sarkoidoz, çocukluk çağında ender görülen bir hastalıktır. Spontan düzelme görülebildiği gibi, kronikleşebilmektedir. Hastaların muayene ve solunum fonksiyon testleri ile takibi gerekmektedir. Kliniğin ağırlığına göre steroid veya metotrexat ile tedavi edilebilir, ancak sonuçlar tartışmalıdır. Ender görülen bir durum olduğu için bir vaka nedeniyle sarkoidozu vurgulamak ve literatürü derlemek istedik.

Keywords: Sarkoidozçocukgranülom

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Nalbantoğlu, B., Mutlu, L.C., Uysalol, M., & Karasu, E. (2011). Sarcoidosis: A 16 Year-Old Case Report. Journal of Child, 11(4), 170-173. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.170


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Nalbantoğlu B, Mutlu L C, Uysalol M, Karasu E. Sarcoidosis: A 16 Year-Old Case Report. Journal of Child. 2011;11(4):170-173. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.170


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Nalbantoğlu B, Mutlu LC, Uysalol M, Karasu E. Sarcoidosis: A 16 Year-Old Case Report. Journal of Child [Internet]. 5 Jun. 2025 [cited 5 Jun. 2025];11(4):170-173. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.170 doi: 10.5222/j.child.2011.170


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