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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2021

Atraumatic forearm swelling in a patient with poorly controlled asthma.

Matthew Leon, Robert Liotta, Shambhu Aryal, Peter Vangeertruyden, Scott Tintle, Mary Klassen-Fischer, Aaron Holley, William Kelly, Jacob Collen

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Article in Respiratory medicine case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew LeonUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Robert LiottaThoracic Radiology, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Shambhu AryalAdvanced Lung Disease Program, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, USA.
Peter VangeertruydenMusculoskeletal Radiology, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA.
Scott TintleHand Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Mary Klassen-FischerThoracic Pathology, Joint Pathology Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Aaron HolleyPulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
William KellyPulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Jacob CollenPulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · USAlexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center · USInova Fairfax Hospital · USWalter Reed National Military Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of sarcoidosis presenting as unilateral forearm swelling. A 65-year-old male with a long history of asthma presented with unexplained left forearm and hand swelling. Over many years, chest imaging had been devoid of adenopathy or parenchymal findings suspicious for sarcoid, until after the extremity findings emerged. The patient was diagnosed based on subcutaneous, dermal and mediastinal lymph node histopathology. Sarcoid presenting with isolated extremity findings prior to more typical pulmonary manifestations is rare even for cutaneous or soft tissue sarcoid, highlighting the need to maintain a high index of suspicion for sarcoidosis.

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AsthmaBAL, bronchoalveolar lavageBronchiectasisCT, computed tomographyDarier-Roussy diseaseED, emergency departmentExtrapulmonaryGranulomatous diseaseSarcoidosisSubcutaneousTBBX, transbronchial biopsy

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PMID34401293
PMCPMC8349057
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