Posts by: Alice Melão

A research team at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, evaluated the clinical records of cases of hepatic sarcoidosis over a 37-year period to describe the characteristics of the condition. The work ... Read more

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017

Breast Cancer Patients May Be at Risk for Sarcoidosis, Case Studies Suggest

The incidence of sarcoidosis may be associated with breast cancer, according to a short report published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine. This finding highlights the importance of ... Read more

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

Anti-TNF Agents Are Effective for Treating Skin Lesions in Sarcoidosis, French Study Shows

Anti-TNF agents such as AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) or Janssen’s Remicade (infliximab), were found to be effective in treating cutaneous sarcoidosis, according to a French study of 46 cases. The ... Read more

May 3, 2017May 3, 2017

Ocular Symptoms as First Signs of Sarcoidosis, Case Report Shows

A case was recently reported of a 27-year-old woman who presented ocular pain and moderate vision impairment as the first symptoms of sarcoidosis. Clinicians from the University of Ottawa in ... Read more

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017

Thoracic Sarcoidosis Easier to Diagnose Using High-resolution CT, Study Says

Use of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) imaging technique can help identify features of thoracic sarcoidosis, researchers in India report. Because of its superior imaging capacity, they said, this method ... Read more

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017

Bone Involvement in Sarcoidosis Patients Linked to Multi-organ Disease

A large U.S. study found that bone sarcoidosis is more prevalent in white women and is linked to a number of affected organs. According to the authors, these findings ... Read more

January 11, 2017January 11, 2017

Immunotherapy Combo Possibly Linked to Sarcoidosis in Metastatic Melanoma Patient

For the first time, a case of sarcoidosis possibly induced by the use of a combined immunotherapy regimen of Yervoy (ipilimumab) and Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat a patient with ... Read more

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016

Cardiac Sarcoidosis Diagnosed in Heart Patient Only After Lung Biopsy

In rare cases, cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) can lead to heart failure — although this risk is not often considered by physicians unaccustomed to seeing it. Sarcoidosis patients with cardiac involvement, however, ... Read more

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016

Biopsy Was Necessary to Correctly Diagnose Woman with Cutaneous Sarcoidosis, Doctors Report

Sarcoidosis can present several distinct clinical manifestations, and some of these can mimic other diseases. Therefore, it is essential for clinicians to have as much complete and detailed information ... Read more