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The Diversity of Juvenile Sarcoidosis Symptoms

O. Vougiouka1, M. Moustaki2, P. Nicolaidou2, Andrew Fretzayas2

12nd Department of Pediatrics, "P and A Kyriakou" Children’s Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
23rd Department of Pediatrics, "Attikon" University Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece

Received December 15, 2011
Accepted June 25, 2012

We report a case of juvenile sarcoidosis, emphasizing the variety of clinical manifestations. The child had uveitis, which is among the most common manifestations of the disease. However, fever of unknown origin, glomerulonephritis and lymphadenopathy were also noticed, underscoring the diversity of the clinical spectrum of the disease.

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