Earlobe sarcoidosis

Adriane Dore Marie Vorselaars; R. G.M. Keijsers; J. C. Grutters

Earlobe sarcoidosis

Adriane Dore Marie Vorselaars^*, R. G.M. Keijsers, J. C. Grutters

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Abstract

Background: Infliximab, a TNF-α blocking agent, is an upcoming therapeutic option for cases of refractory sarcoidosis. In pulmonary sarcoidosis, changes imaged by ¹⁸F-FDG-PET during infliximab treatment in sarcoidosis patients correlate with signs of clinical improvement. Design: Case-report. Results and conclusions: A patient with severe earlobe sarcoidosis, treated with infliximab, is presented. This case shows that even relatively small extrapulmonary localisations of sarcoidosis can be visualised by ¹⁸F-FDG-PET, and that a decrease of FDG-uptake correlates well with clinical improvement on infliximab treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	55-57
Number of pages	3
Journal	Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases
Volume	29
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

18F-FDG-PET
Infliximab
Sarcoidosis
TNF-α mAb

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