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JULIAN C. ZENER, BA; MEYER ALPERT, MD; LAWRENCE M. KLAINER, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1963;111(6):696-702.

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The osseous manifestations of sarcoidosis have played a prominent role in the recognition of the systemic nature of this disease.¹ The incidence of osseous involvement in this country has been approximately 20%,^2-6 in contrast to the more frequent hilar and pulmonary disease (84%).⁷ The phalanges, metacarpals, and metatarsals have been the usual sites of these lesions; involvement has not been limited, however, to short tubular bones. Extensive changes in the long tubular bones^1,3,8 and, rarely, in the skull and spinal column have been reported.⁹ There are only 2 cases in the literature with a biopsy-proved antemortem diagnosis of vertebral sarcoidosis.^10,11 This paper describes the clinical and roentgenological manifestations of vertebral sarcoidosis, reviews the literature, and presents a patient in whom vertebral involvement produced the initial symptoms of sarcoidosis.

Report of a Case

A 33-year-old Negro female, born in North Carolina, was in good health . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the Departments of Medicine and Radiology of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.

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Received for publication Aug. 31, 1962; accepted Sept. 14.

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