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ArticleSultan Qaboos University medical journal2026

Probable Renal-Limited Sarcoidosis Presenting With Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Without Granulomas on Renal Biopsy:

Jawahar Hamood AlNoumani, Muhammad Shoaib, Asma Marzouqi, Ali Al Lawati

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Article in Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2026. 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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Jawahar Hamood AlNoumaniInternal Medicine Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City, Muscat, Oman.ORCID 0009-0002-4287-4390
Muhammad ShoaibInternal Medicine Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City, Muscat, Oman.ORCID 0000-0002-9970-6884
Asma MarzouqiInternal Medicine Department, Sohar Hospital, Sohar, Oman.
Ali Al LawatiInternal Medicine Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City, Muscat, Oman.

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Abstract

Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic multisystem inflammatory disorder characterised by non-caseating granulomas and a wide range of reported prevalence. Renal-limited sarcoidosis is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis which remains a diagnostic challenge due to lack of extra renal manifestation and specific diagnostic criteria. We report a 37-year-old man who presented to a tertiary care hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2024, with a two-month history of fever, weight loss, hypercalcaemia, high-to-normal 1,25-Vitamin D, high angiotensin-converting enzyme levels and acute kidney injury. His renal biopsy showed evidence of tubulointerstitial nephritis without granulomas or nephrocalcinosis. After exclusion of infectious, malignant, drug- related and autoimmune causes, a probable diagnosis of renal-limited sarcoidosis was considered. The patient received a course of steroids with subsequent improvement in his symptoms, renal function and renal biopsy inflammatory activity. This case highlights the diagnostic uncertainty and challenges in renal-limited sarcoidosis, particularly in the absence of granulomatous inflammation.

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Nephritis, InterstitialSarcoidosisAdultBiopsyGranulomaHumansHypercalcemiaKidneyMaleOmanBiopsyCase ReportHypercalcemiaOmanSarcoidosisTubulointerstitial Nephritis

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PMID42639521
PMCPMC13502135

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