A Case of Sarcoidosis with Hone Involvemnt

골침범을 동반한 유육종증 1예

Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystemic disorder of unknown cause characterized by presence of noncaseating Epithelioid granuloma in affected organ. It was first reported in 1887 by Hutchinson and is relatively common in western countries. But it is not commonly seen in East Asia including Korea. All parts of the body can be affected, but the lung is the most frequently affected organ. Other common site of involvement include lymph node, eye, skin, etc. It is known that 3~9% of all cases of sarcoidos is associated with bone involvement. Bone involvement usual1y cause no symptom and frequently affect bones in hands an feet. In many cases, it is known to be associated with skin involvement. We recently experienced one case of sarcoidosis which typically showed X-ray finding of sarcoidosis with associated skin lesion(lupus pernio) and report it with review of the literature.

저자들은 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원하여 폐 침범 소견과 함께 피부변화를 동반한 전형적인 골 침범 소견을 보인 유육종증 1예를 경험하였으므로 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.