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Sarcoidosis and sacroiliitis, a case report

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Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the presence of non-caseating granulomas in the organs affected. Sarcoid arthropathy is a rare manifestation, and sacroiliitis is an unusual first manifestation of the disorder

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  1. Internal Medicine Department, Rio Hortega University Hospital, C/Dulzaina 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain

    Laisa Socorro Briongos-Figuero, Ángela Ruiz-de-Temiño & José Luis Pérez-Castrillón

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Briongos-Figuero, L.S., Ruiz-de-Temiño, Á. & Pérez-Castrillón, J.L. Sarcoidosis and sacroiliitis, a case report. Rheumatol Int 32, 2949–2950 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-011-2100-y

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