1Department of Internal Medicine, State University of new York, Downstate Medical Center, United States
2Department of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic- St.Joseph Hospital, Marshfield, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
3Department of Internal Medicine, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
4Department of Internal Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
5Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
American Journal of Medical Case Reports.
2016,
Vol. 4 No. 2, 58-61
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-4-2-7
Copyright © 2016 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Pramod Theetha Kariyanna, Apoorva Jayarangaiah, Robert Adrah, Jason Yi, Mujibur Majumder. Gastric Sarcoidosis: A Difficult to Diagnose Rare Disease.
American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016; 4(2):58-61. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-4-2-7.
Correspondence to: Pramod Theetha Kariyanna, Department of Internal Medicine, State University of new York, Downstate Medical Center, United States. Email:
drtkpram@gmail.comAbstract
Gastrointestinal sarcoidosis is a rare clinical entity. Diagnosis of isolated gastric sarcoidosis is difficult as it is usually asymptomatic; when symptomatic it presents with non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. We here present a case of a 32-year-old black lady who presented with non-specific abdominal complaints; a diagnosis gastric sarcoidosis was established following endoscopic biopsy. Here symptoms resolved promptly with steroidal therapy as with most cases. Gastric sarcoidosis should be suspected in sarcoid patients who present with nonspecific abdominal complaints. This case serves as an important clinical reminder of the atypical manifestations of sarcoidosis.
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