Abstract
Occurrence of autoimmune diseases with sarcoidosis is well known. However, a case in which more than one of these diseases coexist with sarcoidosis is rare. We present a young man with suspected sarcoidosis, complicated by idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and type 1 A diabetes mellitus (DM). A 21-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of thrombocytopenia, hyperglycemia, and bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy (BHL). Although a histological proof could not be obtained, the patient was considered to have sarcoidosis because 67-gallium scintigraphy disclosed “Lambda” and “Panda” signs which are highly specific for sarcoidosis. Type 1 A DM was also diagnosed as the patient had antiglutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies. The patient disclosed no hepatosplenomegaly or no lymphadenopathy and diagnosis of ITP was confirmed by bone marrow examination. High dose steroid was started as the thrombocytopenia progressed. The platelet number increased satisfactorily and shrinkage of BHL was also observed with the therapy.
