SARCOIDOSIS PRESENTING AS OBSTRUCTIVE-JAUNDICE

Sarcoidosis is an uncommon disorder characterized by a multi-systemic granulomatous disease of undetermined etiology and pathogenesis.(1) Th e diagnosis is established by the presence of a compatible clinical il lness and by histologic demonstration of noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas in the affected organs. Accurate diagnosis requires a thor ough evaluation to exclude infectious and neoplastic diseases that can mimic sarcoidosis. Although all organs and systems can be affected, t he lungs and intrathoracic lymph glands are the most common sites of i nvolvement.(2) We describe an unusual case of extrapulmonary sarcoidos is presenting as obstructive jaundice.