| Literature DB >> 16088655 |
Jorge Bernaciak1, Juan Carlos Spina, Marisela Luisa Curros, Gustavo Maya, Julio Venditti, Carolina Chacon.
Abstract
A 48-year-old woman underwent surgery for a lesion seen on ultrasound and interpreted as a uterine myoma. The surgery revealed multiple nodules that had seeded on the omentum, peritoneum, and ovaries. The macroscopic interpretation was either metastasis or tuberculosis. The biopsy showed noncaseating granulomas, and a diagnosis of peritoneal sarcoidosis was reported. The AFB (acid fast bacillus) and Löwenstein-Jensen culture were negative. She was treated with methylprednisolone for 1 year for pulmonary sarcoidosis progression, with a resulting decrease in her DLCO (diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide). Computed tomography showed only a slight decrease in the multiple nodules and cysts. She is currently symptom-free.Entities:
Year: 2002 PMID: 16088655 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36523
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Respir Crit Care Med ISSN: 1069-3424 Impact factor: 3.119