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01.05.2012 | Short Communication
Nasopharyngeal sarcoidosis: a rare involvement
verfasst von:
Safak Akin, Serkan Akin, Omer Karadag, Umut Kalyoncu, Serdar Balcı, Burce Ozgen
Erschienen in:
Rheumatology International
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Ausgabe 5/2012
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Abstract
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.