Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown etiology. It affects various organs, including skin, eyes, joints, liver, heart, spleen and lymph nodes. Lungs are the organs most affected by this disorder and while symptomatology may vary thoughout life, most likely it is never diagnosed. It appears to be endemic in countries like England, US and Japan. The incidence is low in Mexico and Latin America. There is a genetic predisposition, where histocompatibility has a significant role. Histopathological diagnosis requires the presence of non-caseificating granulomatous lesions, with epiteloid cells with cytoplasmatic inclusions called Schaumann cells; these are diagnostic. The most severe complication is pulmonary fibrosis, which responds to steroids. We present the case of a schoolage child who was diagnosed as suffering from sarcoidosis after an open lung biopsy. Treatment with systemic steroids was initiated and is currenty asymptomatic, under observation and without complications secondary to treatment.Los contenidos publicados en esta revista están protegidos bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0). Esto significa que cualquier persona es libre de compartir, usar y construir a partir de este artículo, incluso con fines comerciales, siempre que se otorgue el crédito apropiado al autor original, se proporcione un enlace a la licencia, se indique el nombre y edición de la Revista.
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