Patients with bone sarcoidosis were identified and matched to sarcoidosis patients based on race, gender, and age. Detailed characteristics were obtained by medical record review.
A total of 64 patients with bone sarcoidosis were enrolled in this study. The female:male ratio was 1.46:1 and the white:black ratio was 3:1. Thirty-eight (59.4%) of 64 patients had bone symptoms. Compared to matched cases, bone sarcoidosis patients have more multi-organ involvement and higher incidence with liver, spleen, and extrathoracic lymph node involvement than controls (P < 0.05). Spine was the most commonly affected bone in 44 (68.8%) of patients, followed by pelvis (35.9%), and hands (15.6%). MRI and PET/CT scan was the common imaging technology, which performed in 36 patients and 32 patients, respectively, and with 97.2% and 93.8% positive bone uptake. Laboratory test indicated anemia was more common in bone sarcoidosis group than controls (P = 0.044). Infliximab was more commonly used in bone sarcoidosis patients than controls (P = 0.009).
Bone sarcoidosis was associated with multi-organs affection, and high frequency of liver, spleen, or extrathoracic lymph node involvement. Infliximab should be considered in those patients with aggressive and refractory bone sarcoidosis.
根据种族确定骨结节病患者并与结节病患者相匹配,性别,和年龄。通过病历审查获得了详细的特征。
本研究共纳入64例骨结节病患者。女性:男性比例为1.46:1,白色:黑色比例为3:1。64例患者中有38例(59.4%)出现骨症状。与匹配的病例相比,骨结节病患者多器官受累,肝脏发病率较高,脾,脾胸外淋巴结受累优于对照组(P<0.05)。脊柱是44例(68.8%)患者中最常见的骨,其次是骨盆(35.9%),和手(15.6%)。MRI和PET/CT扫描是常用的成像技术,在36名患者和32名患者中进行,分别,骨摄取阳性率为97.2%和93.8%。实验室检查提示骨结节病组贫血发生率高于对照组(P=0.044)。英夫利昔单抗更常用于骨结节病患者(P=0.009)。
骨结节病与多器官病变有关,和高频率的肝脏,脾,脾或胸外淋巴结受累.对于侵袭性和难治性骨结节病患者,应考虑使用英夫利昔单抗。