Cardiac Sarcoidosis Presenting as Acute Progressive Heart Failure with Abdominal Lymphadenopathy
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A 77-year-old Japanese woman presented with asymptomatic abdominal lymphadenopathy. Soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL2R) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) levels were elevated, and a pathological examination of lymph-node biopsies revealed non-caseating granulomas, which was consistent with sarcoidosis. Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography did not show a clear accumulation in the mediastinal lymph-nodes or heart. Five months later, she presented with acute progressive heart failure that was refractory to conventional treatment. Her sIL2R and ACE levels decreased spontaneously over time, without steroid treatment. Autopsy findings revealed non-caseating granulomas. Cardiac sarcoidosis presenting as acute, progressive, treatment-refractory heart failure is rare. Steroid therapy after the resolution of inflammation did not affect the clinical outcome.
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