Sarcoidosis presenting as a loss of weight with preserved appetite
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Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology affecting wide range organs and characterised by the presence noncaseating granulomas. It has rarely been reported in Sri Lanka. This case describes 36-year-old male presenting with loss weight despite preserved appetite. He had evidence sarcoidosis pulmonary, lymph node, eye, hepatosplenomegaly, thyroid parotid gland involvement hypercalcaemia. was successfully treated glucocorticoids.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: SAGE open medical case reports
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2050-313X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313x231195248