Literature DB >> 33728543

Ulcerative cutaneous sarcoidosis successfully treated with infliximab.

Aleksandra Bukiej1, John Wu2, Winston Sequeira3.   

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder with cutaneous involvement present in 25% of cases. We present a patient with ulcerative sarcoidosis to highlight this unusual presentation of a relatively rare cutaneous condition that was treated successfully using infliximab. The drug is effective in cutaneous sarcoidosis, but relapses can occur after discontinuation. In this article, we reviewed the clinical features and therapeutic modalities for ulcerative cutaneous sarcoidosis.
© 2021. International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR).

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Keywords:  Infliximab; Leg ulcers; Noncaseating granulomas; Sarcoidosis

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Year:  2021        PMID: 33728543     DOI: 10.1007/s10067-021-05689-5

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Clin Rheumatol        ISSN: 0770-3198            Impact factor:   2.980


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Review 1.  Practical eminence and experience-based recommendations for use of TNF-α inhibitors in sarcoidosis.

Authors:  Marjolein Drent; Johanna P Cremers; Tim L Jansen; Robert P Baughman
Journal:  Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis       Date:  2014-07-08       Impact factor: 0.670

2.  Methotrexate is steroid sparing in acute sarcoidosis: results of a double blind, randomized trial.

Authors:  R P Baughman; D B Winget; E E Lower
Journal:  Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis       Date:  2000-03       Impact factor: 0.670

3.  Sarcoidosis mimicking a venous ulcer: a case report.

Authors:  Smita S Joshi; Paolo Romanelli; Robert S Kirsner
Journal:  Ostomy Wound Manage       Date:  2009-11-01       Impact factor: 2.629

4.  Ulcerative sarcoidosis.

Authors:  Raegan D Hunt; Mercedes E Gonzalez; Maria Robinson; Shane A Meehan; Andrew G Franks
Journal:  Dermatol Online J       Date:  2012-12-15

5.  Infliximab for chronic cutaneous sarcoidosis: a subset analysis from a double-blind randomized clinical trial.

Authors:  Robert P Baughman; Marc A Judson; Elyse E Lower; Marjolein Drent; Ulrich Costabel; Susan Flavin; Kim Hung Lo; Elliot S Barnathan
Journal:  Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis       Date:  2016-01-15       Impact factor: 0.670

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1.  Multisystemic Sarcoidosis Presenting With Leg Ulcers, Pancytopenia, and Polyserositis Was Successfully Treated With Glucocorticoids: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Authors:  Xin Qiao; Shan He; Abdullah Altawil; Qiu-Yue Wang; Jian Kang; Wen-Yang Li; Yan Yin
Journal:  Front Med (Lausanne)       Date:  2022-02-15
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