Sarcoidosis-Like Lesions: Another Paradoxical Reaction to Anti-TNF Therapy?
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Sarcoidosis-like granulomatosis of the hypopharynx as a complication of anti-TNF therapy.
INTRODUCTION Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, occasionally presenting with signs and symptoms that occur within the head and neck. Recently, granulomatous reactions and cases of sarcoidosis have been reported in patients treated with anti-TNF agents. METHODS This report describes a 56-year-old man who developed sarcoidosis in the hypopharynx during adali...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1873-9946,1876-4479
DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw155