Sarcoidosis of the vagina treated with methotrexate

ABSTRACT

We describe the first case of mediolateral episiotomic sarcoidosis of the deep vaginal tissue, without involvement of the pulmonary parenchyma or pulmonary symptoms. A 68-year-old female was admitted with a vaginal mass that had developed about 1 month prior. On bimanual examination, we found a painful solid mass approximately 4 cm in diameter on the episiotomy line of the deep vaginal tissue. The patient underwent pelvic magnetic resonance imaging on suspicion of a malignancy, and a vaginal true-cut biopsy was performed. The biopsy specimen exhibited non-caseating, granulomatous inflammation and many multinucleated giant cells, strongly suggesting sarcoidosis. We had excluded other granulomatous diseases; a final diagnosis was made of stage-1 sarcoidosis in the deep vaginal mass. A 3-month course of methotrexate (2.5 mg/week) was commenced to treat a flare-up of rheumatoid arthritis. The vaginal mass resolved. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of sarcoidosis in a deep vaginal mass without pulmonary parenchymal or other solid-organ involvement.

KEYWORDS:

• Sarcoidosis
• vaginal involvement
• methotrexate

Conflict of interest

The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this paper.

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