Bone sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a disease that exhibits extremely heterogeneous clinical man ifestations. Although the lungs are the most commonly involved organs, the extension of the granulomatous process may also affect the bones. Almost an y bone can be involved; curiously, the small bones of the hands and feet ar e most frequently affected. Diagnosis and recognition of osseous sarcoidosi s is easy, but the therapy is disappointing. Corticosteroids and antimalari als may control pain and swelling, but usually do not influence the course of osseous sarcoidosis. (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.