Pulmonology

Sarcoidosis

Questions discussed in this category

Is there a role for the use of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis who have stage II or III disease with abnormal lung function but only mild respiratory symptoms?

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Do you utilize soluble IL-2 receptor or ACE levels as serum biomarkers to monitor disease activity in pulmonary sarcoidosis?

1 Answer available

Do you continue methotrexate while starting TNFi therapy in patients with refractory pulmonary sarcoidosis?

3 Answers available

How do you treat patients with sarcoid who have persistent symptoms after an initial 6 week course of corticosteroids?

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How do you treat multisystem sarcoidosis refractory to methotrexate, humira, and remicade?

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What is your approach for disease activity monitoring in patients with sarcoidosis?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Respir Med, 2012 Apr 09

The treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med,

Statement on sarcoidosis. Joint Statement of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG) adopted by the ATS Board of Directors and by the ERS Executive Committee, February 1999.

The European respiratory journal, 2014-11

Safety and efficacy of ustekinumab or golimumab in patients with chronic sarcoidosis.

Clin Exp Rheumatol, 2019 Nov 20

Use of third-line therapies in advanced sarcoidosis.

N Engl J Med,

Tofacitinib Treatment and Molecular Analysis of Cutaneous Sarcoidosis.

Lung, 2021 Apr 07

Tofacitinib as a Steroid-Sparing Therapy in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis, an Open-Label Prospective Proof-of-Concept Study.

Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG, 2002-10

Use of fluticasone in acute symptomatic pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Eur Respir J,

Randomized trial of inhaled fluticasone propionate in chronic stable pulmonary sarcoidosis: a pilot study.

Eur Respir J,

Inhaled budesonide in pulmonary sarcoidosis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Dutch Study Group on Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.

J Intern Med,

No effect of high-dose inhaled steroids in pulmonary sarcoidosis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Drugs,

Incidence, Prevention and Management of Anti-Drug Antibodies Against Therapeutic Antibodies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Practical Overview.

Eur Respir J, 2021 Dec 16

ERS clinical practice guidelines on treatment of sarcoidosis.

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