Ascites in Sarcoidosis due to Peritoneal Involvement
Authors: MAYLENE WONG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Case Studies1 August 1962Ascites in Sarcoidosis due to Peritoneal InvolvementMAYLENE WONG, M.D., SAUL W. ROSEN, M.D., PH.D.MAYLENE WONG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SAUL W. ROSEN, M.D., PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-57-2-277 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOur paper reports a patient with ascites and a past history of noncaseating granuloma of the parotid glands. The findings at laparotomy were consistent with peritoneal sarcoidosis.CASE REPORTA 24-year-old turkey rancher developed painless swelling of the right parotid gland in February 1958. One month later the left parotid gland also became swollen. The swelling waxed and waned with no predictable pattern. The patient had intermittent fever to 101F and marked fatigue but no cough, chills, dry mouth, blurred vision, or arthralgia. Past history was irrelevant except for bilateral mumps in early childhood. A biopsy of the right parotid...References1. SILTZBACH LE: Editorial. The Kveim test in sarcoidosis. Amer. J. Med. 30: 495, 1961. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. BECKERCOLEMAN WFWO: Surgical significance of abdominal sarcoidosis. Ann. Surg. 153: 987, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SCHAUMANN J: Lymphogranulomatosis benigna in the light of prolonged clinical observations and autopsy findings. Brit. J. Derm. 48: 399, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. COWDELL RH: Sarcoidosis: with special reference to diagnosis and prognosis. Quart. J. Med. 23: 29, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. BRANSONPARK JHJH: Sarcoidosis—hepatic involvement: presentation of a case with fatal liver involvement, including autopsy findings and review of the evidence for sarcoid involvement of the liver as found in the literature. Ann. Intern. Med. 40: 111, 1954. LinkGoogle Scholar6. ISRAELSONES HLM: Sarcoidosis: clinical observations in one hundred sixty cases. Arch. Intern. Med. 102: 766, 1958. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. MONTANUS WP: Boeck's sarcoid: report of two cases. J. Med. 19: 76, 1938. Google Scholar8. ROBINSONERNST EKRW: Boeck's sarcoid of the peritoneal cavity. Surgery 36: 986, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. HOLLISTERHARRELL WFGT: Generalized sarcoidosis of Boeck accompanied with tuberculosis and streptococcic bacteremia: clinicopathologic study with autopsy and animal inoculations. Arch. Path. 31: 178, 1941. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: San Francisco, CaliforniaFrom the Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.Requests for reprints should be addressed to the Editorial Office, Department of Medicine, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco 22, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTuberculous PeritonitisTuberculous PeritonitisPeritoneal and pleural sarcoidosis: an unusual association – review and clinical reportPeritoneal sarcoidosis: Case report and review of the literatureTuberculous PeritonitisDiseases of the PeritoneumPeritoneal sarcoidosisPrimary peritoneal sarcoidosisTuberculous PeritonitisBloody Ascites in SarcoidosisSarkoidoseAbdominal Sarcoidosis with AscitesNeedle biopsy of the peritoneum 1 August 1962Volume 57, Issue 2_Part_1Page: 277-280KeywordsAscitesFeversGranulomasInflammationLaparotomyMouthMumpsParotid glandsSarcoidosisVision Issue Published: 1 August 1962 PDF downloadLoading ...