Acute phalangeal fractures due to undiagnosed sarcoidosis

Bilateral olecranon fracture as first presentation of sarcoidosis: Case report and review of the literature

“…Of these, 4 report bilateral osseous fractures of the same bone. 4,16,19,21 There is only 1 previous case of bilateral long bone fractures in a patient. 21 Bone lesions are more frequent in black patients.…”

Can Sarcoidosis Cause Autoamputation of a Finger Phalanx?

“…He also noted poor recovery of pathological fractures in sarcoidosis because of the avascular character of bones. In those cases with pathological fractures, a history of trauma has usually been denied or the history has been of minor trauma only (Lunn et al, 1986;Terronova et al, 1985). When bones are involved, the peri-phalangeal soft tissue is very likely to be swollen and diseased, even if the skin does not become affected (Jaffe, 1972).…”

Multiple Bone Fractures Found in a Young Sarcoidosis Patient with Long Stable Disease

“…Although bone lesions are often asymptomatic, the affected part may be tender and painful (2). The frequency of bone fractures caused by osseous sarcoidosis is rare (2), and only 12 cases have been reported to the best of our knowledge 2,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Here, we report a case of a patient with osseous sarcoidosis whose muscle, brain, and osseous involvement were detected 7 years after the first recognition of intrathoracic lesions.…”