Hepatic and Splenic Sarcoidosis as a Cause of Hypercalcemia: A Case Report

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disorder characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas. Sarcoidosis can affect any organ in the body. As we know lung is most commonly affected but other organs such as liver, skin, eye and spleen could be involved. Here we report an interesting case of hep...

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Main Authors: Mojgan Mirabdolhagh Hazaveh, Taraneh Dormohammadi Toosi, Azam Alamdari, Fatemeh Shahbazi
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Clinical Practice
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Online Access:https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/15
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spelling doaj-7bd1f731f6e84a999e1bdd522b3b9aeb2020-11-25T04:11:59ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesCase Reports in Clinical Practice2538-26832538-26912016-09-0112Hepatic and Splenic Sarcoidosis as a Cause of Hypercalcemia: A Case ReportMojgan Mirabdolhagh Hazaveh0Taraneh Dormohammadi Toosi1Azam Alamdari2Fatemeh Shahbazi3Department of General Internal Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Scinces, Tehran, IranRheumathology Research Center, Vali-asr Hospital, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Scinces, Tehran, IranDepartment of Biology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disorder characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas. Sarcoidosis can affect any organ in the body. As we know lung is most commonly affected but other organs such as liver, skin, eye and spleen could be involved. Here we report an interesting case of hepatic and splenic sarcoidosis in 55 year old woman suffered from epigastric pain, weight loss and constipation due to hypercalcemia. https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/15SarcoidosishypercalcemiaHepatic
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author Mojgan Mirabdolhagh Hazaveh
Taraneh Dormohammadi Toosi
Azam Alamdari
Fatemeh Shahbazi
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Taraneh Dormohammadi Toosi
Azam Alamdari
Fatemeh Shahbazi
Hepatic and Splenic Sarcoidosis as a Cause of Hypercalcemia: A Case Report
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Sarcoidosis
hypercalcemia
Hepatic
author_facet Mojgan Mirabdolhagh Hazaveh
Taraneh Dormohammadi Toosi
Azam Alamdari
Fatemeh Shahbazi
author_sort Mojgan Mirabdolhagh Hazaveh
title Hepatic and Splenic Sarcoidosis as a Cause of Hypercalcemia: A Case Report
title_short Hepatic and Splenic Sarcoidosis as a Cause of Hypercalcemia: A Case Report
title_full Hepatic and Splenic Sarcoidosis as a Cause of Hypercalcemia: A Case Report
title_fullStr Hepatic and Splenic Sarcoidosis as a Cause of Hypercalcemia: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Hepatic and Splenic Sarcoidosis as a Cause of Hypercalcemia: A Case Report
title_sort hepatic and splenic sarcoidosis as a cause of hypercalcemia: a case report
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Case Reports in Clinical Practice
issn 2538-2683
2538-2691
publishDate 2016-09-01
description Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disorder characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas. Sarcoidosis can affect any organ in the body. As we know lung is most commonly affected but other organs such as liver, skin, eye and spleen could be involved. Here we report an interesting case of hepatic and splenic sarcoidosis in 55 year old woman suffered from epigastric pain, weight loss and constipation due to hypercalcemia.
topic Sarcoidosis
hypercalcemia
Hepatic
url https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/15
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