RARE LOCALIZATIONS OF SARCOIDOSIS

Rare localisations of sarcoidosis, mainly neurological and cardiologic al ones are in the most cases seriously threatening whether functional or vital prognosis. They are often responsible for a delay in diagnos is or treatment. Concerning young patients, any unexplained neurologic al or cardiological manifestations should lead to consider the diagnos is of sarcoidosis. When histological evidence is not obtained, in part icular in presence of central nervous system localisations. Systemic e xplorations such as pulmonar radiography, bronchoalveolar lavage, sali var glands biopsies should be performed. In most cases, these localisa tions will lend to corticotherapy, which, when revealing unsuccessfull , is associated with another immunosuppressive agent.