Symptomatic cholelithiasis may be the first sign of sarcoidosis

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2020 Aug;66(8):1018-1020. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.8.1018.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic noncaseating granulomatous disease that rarely affects the gastrointestinal system. The initial diagnosis of sarcoidosis with gallbladder/gallbladder-associated lymph node involvement is a very rare condition in the literature. Herein, we aimed to report a case of newly diagnosed sarcoidosis with lymph node involvement associated with the gallbladder.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cholelithiasis* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Rare Diseases
  • Sarcoidosis* / complications