[A man with polyarthralgia]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2022 Aug 2:166:D6864.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 46-year old Ghanaian man presented with immobilizing arthralgias in all joints except the forefoot, with a periarticular swelling most pronounced around the wrists and ankles. He had erythema nodosum and hilar lymphadenopathy on chest radiograph. We diagnosed Löfgren syndrome. The polyarthralgia recovered quickly with prednisone treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Arthralgia / diagnosis
  • Arthralgia / etiology
  • Erythema Nodosum* / diagnosis
  • Ghana
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sarcoidosis* / diagnosis
  • Syndrome