Open Journal of Medical Imaging

Volume 14, Issue 3 (September 2024)

ISSN Print: 2164-2788   ISSN Online: 2164-2796

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Contribution of Imagery in the Diagnosis of Multisystemic Sarcoidosis in the Service Radiology Department of the Mother and Child Hospital “Le Luxembourg” in Bamako: A Case Report

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DOI: 10.4236/ojmi.2024.143008    128 Downloads   441 Views  

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to report a case of multi-visceral sarcoidosis at the Mother-Child Hospital Center (CHME) “Le Luxembourg” in Bamako, Mali. Observation: This is a patient aged 62 at the time of consultation, a housewife, residing in the Banconi district, who was referred to us for thoracic-abdominopelvic imaging for chronic liver disease. After several diagnostic errors, the thoracic-abdominopelvic CT scan and liver MRI performed in our center showed, at the thoracoabdominal level, bilateral diffuse pulmonary micronodules and bilateral mediastinal-hilar lymphadenopathy; on the abdominal level, a dysmorphic liver with plaques of steatosis and a granular appearance of the liver parenchyma without periportal fibrosis. These imaging data combined with those from the liver nodule biopsy and biology confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis type II. Treatment with corticosteroids gave satisfactory results and the patient recovered after 18 months. Clinical and CT monitoring 2 years from the start of the disease and 2 months from the end of treatment showed complete resolution of the lesions. Conclusion: The multi-visceral location of sarcoidosis is an entity whose diagnosis remains difficult; diagnostic and interventional imaging has an important place in its management.

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Mahamane, M. , Mamoudou, C. , Sidiki, K. , Mahamadou, N. , Abdoulaye, C. , Youssouf, F. , Maba, T. , Siaka, S. , Souleymane, S. and Diaman, K. (2024) Contribution of Imagery in the Diagnosis of Multisystemic Sarcoidosis in the Service Radiology Department of the Mother and Child Hospital “Le Luxembourg” in Bamako: A Case Report. Open Journal of Medical Imaging, 14, 79-85. doi: 10.4236/ojmi.2024.143008.

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