Cardiac sarcoidosis presenting with complex conduction abnormalities as the first manifestation of widespread systemic sarcoidosis: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous multi-organ disease of unknown aetiology. Despite being relatively rare, cardiac sarcoidosis constitutes a very important manifestation of sarcoidosis, as its symptoms regularly precede or occur in isolation of more prevalent ones, and as it is the main driver of mortality in systemic sarcoidosis.

Case summary

We present the case of a 37-year-old woman, in which clinically isolated cardiac sarcoidosis revealed widespread systemic sarcoidosis. Apart from constitutional symptoms and strong recurrent dizziness (i.e. near-syncopes), which persisted for multiple years already, our patient initially presented with complex conduction abnormalities, including a right bundle branch block, left anterior hemi-block, and atrioventricular block °

SUBMITTER: Muller ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9887667 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature