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Sarcoidosis in childhood with rare manifestations: vasculitis, central nervous system, bone and genital involvement

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease with rare occurrence in children. Vasculitis associated to sarcoidosis is uncommon and can affect small, medium or large-sized vessels. Symptomatic involvement of the central nervous and peripheral system occurs in 5% to 10% of the patients and osseous in 3% to 13%. Sarcoidosis of the genitourinary tract is extremely rare. We describe a case of a 12-year-old child with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis associated with vasculitis and with involvement of the central nervous system, osseous and genital. This case illustrates the wide spectrum of rare clinical manifestations in sarcoidosis.

sarcoidosis; sarcoidosis in the childhood; testicular tumor; granulomatous disease


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