Cardiac sarcoidosis as an incidental finding: A case report.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

This case illustrates the evaluation of a healthy young male with ECG anomalies in a perioperative electrocardiogram (ECG) that ended up with the diagnosis of a severe systemic disease.

CASE:

A 28-year-old man was attended at the outpatient cardiology department to perform a preoperative ECG for lacrimal duct obstruction surgery, which showed Q and T negative waves in inferior leads. Echocardiogram and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) displayed left ventricular (LV) aneurysm at basal segments of the inferior, posterior, and lateral wall with myocardial thinning and dyskinesia. CMR and thoracic computed tomography (CT) showed bilateral nodular images in parotid glands, cervical, and thoracic lymphadenopathies. All those findings suggested the diagnosis of sarcoidosis, which was supported by Gallium-67 single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) results and finally confirmed by skin biopsy.

CONCLUSIONS:

The present case highlights the complexity of sarcoidosis diagnosis. This young male was apparently asymptomatic; however, at presentation, he actually had three manifestations of active sarcoidosis: lacrimal duct obstruction, skin lesions, and cervical lymphadenopathies. It is essential to have a low threshold for sarcoidosis suspicion in the setting of unexplained systemic signs and symptoms.

• Authors: Ana Gabaldon-Perez, Sergio Garcia-Blas, Maria J Forner, Maria Pilar López-Lereu, Clara Bonanad
• Journal: Heart & lung : the journal of critical care (Heart Lung) 2020 Nov - Dec Vol. 49 Issue 6 Pg. 783-787 ISSN: 1527-3288 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 32980628 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Adult
• Cardiomyopathies (diagnosis)
• Echocardiography
• Heart
• Humans
• Male
• Myocarditis
• Sarcoidosis (complications, diagnosis)