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Case Report

Sarcoidosis of the vagina treated with methotrexate

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Pages 308-310 | Received 28 Jul 2015, Accepted 03 Nov 2015, Published online: 01 Dec 2015
 

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.

Conflict of interest

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

Source of funding

Nil.

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