Early onset sarcoidosis masquerading as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Yotsumoto, S; Takahashi, Y; Takei, S; Shimada, S; Miyata, K; Kanzaki, T · J Am Acad Dermatol · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Symptoms of early onset sarcoidosis characterized by skin eruptions, arthritis, and uveitis mimic those of systemic type juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). We report 2 Japanese patients with early onset sarcoidosis, both of whom were initially diagnosed and treated as having JRA. Intermittent fever and synovial swelling may mask sarcoidosis in children less than 4 years old.

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