The clinical characteristics of sarcoid arthropathy based on a prospective cohort study

Conclusions: Inflammatory arthritis occurs in a majority of patients with sarcoidosis. Acute arthritis with bilateral ankle involvement is the most common pattern of sarcoid arthropathy. Sarcoidosis can mimic many primary rheumatic diseases or may coexist with them. Sarcoidosis should be considered not only as a mimicker but also as a Th1-mediated primary rheumatologic pathology.

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Source: Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease - November 20, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Kobak, S., Sever, F., Usluer, O., Goksel, T., Orman, M. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research