SACROILIITIS IN SARCOIDOSIS - CASE-REPORTS AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

We report the occurrence of bilateral sacroiliitis in 2 cases of biops y-proven sarcoidosis, Tuberculosis was excluded by tuberculin testing and bronchoalveolar lavage in both cases. In the literature, 5 cases o f sacroiliitis and sarcoidosis have thus far been described, but in al l tuberculosis was not excluded (tuberculin testing was not performed or revealed a postive test result). In 1 of these cases tuberculosis w as even simultaneously suspected to be present. In all previous cases, antituberculous or other antimicrobial agents were given, Previously reported cases of sacroiliitis in sarcoidosis are briefly reviewed, an d possible relations between seronegative spondylarthropathies, slow b acterial infections, sarcoidosis and other granulomatous diseases are discussed.