Löfgren's syndrome: an acute variant of sarcoidosis diagnosed by mediastinoscopy.

نویسندگان

  • Timuçin Alar
  • Fahri Gunes
  • Asli MuratlÊ
  • Ismail Ertugrul Gedik
  • Zeliha Tekeli
  • Kubilay Ukinc
چکیده

Löfgren's syndrome is an acute clinical form of sarcoidosis that is first described by Sven Löfgren as bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy together with Erythema Nodosum (EN) and accompanying arthritis/arthralgia. This syndrome has some differences in terms of treatment, prognosis and recurrence compared to sarcoidosis. In this report, we describe a 70 years old lady who admitted with multiple erythematous lesions and arthralgia of both lower extremities and she was diagnosed as Löfgren's syndrome via mediastinoscopy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP

دوره 25 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015