Case 4-2001: acute sarcoidosis

To the Editor: the February 8 Case Record involves a patient with Löfgren's syndrome. In his discussion of the case, Dr. Bates does not sufficiently emphasize the importance of the recognition of periarticular ankle inflammation as a particular presenting sign of acute sarcoidosis. In the Nordi...

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Autores: Mañá Rey, Juan Ma., Gómez Vaquero, Carmen, Montero Saez, Abelardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/178599
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/178599
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Turmell
Inflamació
Etiologia
Sarcoïdosi
Ankle
Inflammation
Etiology
Sarcoidosis
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Sumario:To the Editor: the February 8 Case Record involves a patient with Löfgren's syndrome. In his discussion of the case, Dr. Bates does not sufficiently emphasize the importance of the recognition of periarticular ankle inflammation as a particular presenting sign of acute sarcoidosis. In the Nordic countries and Spain, Löfgren's syndrome is the most common form of the disease and frequently starts with periarticular ankle inflammation. In our series of 186 white patients with Löfgren's syndrome, 35 (19 percent) presented with periarticular ankle inflammation alone and 46 (25 percent) had periarticular ankle inflammation in association with erythema nodosum.