Sarcoidosis of the Skull

Abstract

OSSEOUS lesions occur in a minority of patients with sarcoidosis. When these lesions do occur, they are almost always limited to the bones of the hands and feet. Sarcoidosis of the skull is one of the rarest manifestations of this systemic disease. We could find only 2 other reported cases of skull localization confirmed by bone biopsy.^{1 , 2} This communication describes a patient under observation for chronic generalized sarcoidosis who exhibited two slowly growing, firm protuberances of the forehead, each attaining walnut size. When radiologic examination of the skull revealed punched-out areas in the frontal bone associated with the swellings, problems . . .