Muscle involvement in sarcoidosis

Muscle involvement in sarcoidosis

A 31-year-old man presented with dry cough of 2 months duration. He was detected to have mediastinal adenopathy, raised serum calcium and ACE levels. He underwent endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy from subcarinal and peripancreatic nodes, which showed discrete non-caseating granulomas. A diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made and he underwent a whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG PET) scan to assess disease activity elsewhere. It revealed the …

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