prevalence and clinical picture of musculoskeletal sarcoidosis

Prevalence and Clinical Picture of Musculoskeletal Sarcoidosis

BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease affecting different organs with different frequency rates depending on geographical location. Musculoskeletal abnormalities includes osseous lesions (small and large bone sarcoidosis), sarcoidal arthropathy, and sarcoidal myopathy. Musculoskeletal involvement is reported in a significant number of patients. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determi...

menière’s disease prevalence and clinical picture

Musculoskeletal involvement in sarcoidosis*, **

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown cause. It most commonly affects the pulmonary system but can also affect the musculoskeletal system, albeit less frequently. In patients with sarcoidosis, rheumatic involvement is polymorphic. It can be the presenting symptom of the disease or can appear during its progression. Articular involvement is dominated by nonspecific arthra...

Musculoskeletal and cutaneous sarcoidosis: exuberant case report*

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown cause. The osteoarticular involvement in sarcoidosis is rare and is often associated with cutaneous and long-standing chronic multisystem disease. More common in black women, osseous sarcoidosis is difficult to diagnose, with an incidence of 3 to 13%. The most characteristic radiological clinical picture evidences rounded, well-defin...

Onychophagia and onychotillomania: prevalence, clinical picture and comorbidities.

Onychophagia is defined as chronic nail biting behaviour, which usually starts during childhood. Onychotillomania results from recurrent picking and manicuring of the fingernails and/or toenails, leading to visual shortening and/or estraction of nails. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of onychophagia and onychotillomania in young adults, and the comorbidity of these conditions...

Prevalence of Postural Abnormalities and Musculoskeletal Disorders in Ships Staff

Background and Aim: Providing information about the prevalence of postural abnormalities and musculoskeletal disorders can be effective in designing preventive programs. The purpose of present study was to investigate the prevalence of postural abnormalities and musculoskeletal disorders among ships staff. Methods: In present study, posture and musculoskeletal condition of 207 individual of shi...