An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain: Mesenteric Lymphadenopathy Secondary to Sarcoidosis Without Pulmonary Involvement

Authors

Brandon Wiggins, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Chris Cenzer, Henry Ford HealthFollow
John M. Sullivan, Henry Ford Health
Kyle Knight, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Fady Banno
Nathan Landesman, Henry Ford Health

Recommended Citation

Wiggins B, Cenzer C, Sullivan JM, Knight K, Banno F, Landesman N. An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain: Mesenteric Lymphadenopathy Secondary to Sarcoidosis Without Pulmonary Involvement. Cureus 2025; 17(6):85797-85797.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2025

Publication Title

Cureus

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease that affects multiple organs in the body but rarely affects the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The symptoms of GI sarcoidosis may be nonspecific or silent. Often, it is discovered on computed tomography (CT) or esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), and a biopsy is needed for diagnosis. Initial management is typically with prednisone; however, here, we present a rare case of GI sarcoidosis with mesenteric lymphadenopathy in the absence of pulmonary involvement, diagnosed via biopsy and treated successfully with methotrexate.

PubMed ID

40656382

Volume

17

Issue

6

First Page

85797

Last Page

85797