A case of sarcoid arthritis in a child

Ann Rheum Dis. 1983 Jun;42(3):343-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.42.3.343.

Abstract

An 8-year-old girl presented with dyspnoea, weight loss, erythema nodosum, and an arthritis. A diagnosis of sarcoidosis with joint involvement was made. The clinical features of this unusual arthritis in a child and the response to corticosteroid therapy are described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis / drug therapy
  • Arthritis / etiology*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Sarcoidosis / complications*
  • Sarcoidosis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Prednisolone