Primary oral presentation of sarcoidosis in a pediatric patient

Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that manifests as non-caseating granulomas in various organs throughout the body1–3. Its prevalence worldwide is approximately 4.7-64 in 100,0001 and the disease has a bimodal age distribution with the first peak at 25-35 years and second peak at 45-65 years4. Sarcoid most often affects the lungs, presenting as bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy or pulmonary reticular opacities4,5 . Pulmonary manifestations initially start as a persistent cough and can progress to worsening dyspnea1,5.

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