Muscular sarcoidosis

A 57-year-old woman with sarcoid nodules in muscles of the lower leg was reported. A star-shaped low signal intensity in the lesion on MR imaging, supposedly corresponding to fibrous scar, appears characteristic of this condition, although its specificity is still uncertain.

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Published in:Skeletal radiology 1995-10, Vol.24 (7), p.535-537
Main Authors: MATSUO, M, EHARA, S, TAMAKAWA, Y, CHIDA, E, NISHIDA, J, SUGAI, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Muscular Diseases - diagnosis
Muscular Diseases - pathology
Sarcoidosis - diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - pathology
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A 57-year-old woman with sarcoid nodules in muscles of the lower leg was reported. A star-shaped low signal intensity in the lesion on MR imaging, supposedly corresponding to fibrous scar, appears characteristic of this condition, although its specificity is still uncertain.
ISSN:0364-2348
1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/BF00202154