State-of-the-Art Treatments for Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a heterogeneous disease with various treatment indications. Although it affects mainly the lungs, sarcoidosis can affect every organ, especially when the disease course is chronic and protracted. Regular patient follow-up is recommended for early recognition of active, ongoing organ-s...
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Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
2022-03-01
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| author | Ilias C. Papanikolaou Emmanouil Antonakis Aggeliki Pandi |
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| description | Sarcoidosis is a heterogeneous disease with various treatment indications. Although it affects mainly the lungs, sarcoidosis can affect every organ, especially when the disease course is chronic and protracted. Regular patient follow-up is recommended for early recognition of active, ongoing organ-specific granulomatous inflammation to avoid progression to irreversible fibrosis. In this review, we elaborate on treatment indications and various anti-sarcoidosis regimens proven useful in clinical trials. We also review specialized treatment of specific disease manifestations, with a focus on cardiac sarcoidosis. We also report on treatment for special conditions such as fatigue and small fiber neuropathy. Treatment for sarcoidosis is an emerging landscape, with new data complementing the existing knowledge. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f6eda89008eb4db387eb797c71c8fef02025-08-20T02:22:19ZengHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular CenterMethodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal1947-61082022-03-011829410510.14797/mdcvj.1068468State-of-the-Art Treatments for SarcoidosisIlias C. Papanikolaou0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1391-2925Emmanouil Antonakis1Aggeliki Pandi2Corfu General Hospital, CorfuCorfu General Hospital, CorfuCorfu General Hospital, CorfuSarcoidosis is a heterogeneous disease with various treatment indications. Although it affects mainly the lungs, sarcoidosis can affect every organ, especially when the disease course is chronic and protracted. Regular patient follow-up is recommended for early recognition of active, ongoing organ-specific granulomatous inflammation to avoid progression to irreversible fibrosis. In this review, we elaborate on treatment indications and various anti-sarcoidosis regimens proven useful in clinical trials. We also review specialized treatment of specific disease manifestations, with a focus on cardiac sarcoidosis. We also report on treatment for special conditions such as fatigue and small fiber neuropathy. Treatment for sarcoidosis is an emerging landscape, with new data complementing the existing knowledge.https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1068sarcoidosis treatmentcardiac sarcoidosisadvanced sarcoidosisneurosarcoidosis |
| spellingShingle | Ilias C. Papanikolaou Emmanouil Antonakis Aggeliki Pandi State-of-the-Art Treatments for Sarcoidosis Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal sarcoidosis treatment cardiac sarcoidosis advanced sarcoidosis neurosarcoidosis |
| title | State-of-the-Art Treatments for Sarcoidosis |
| title_full | State-of-the-Art Treatments for Sarcoidosis |
| title_fullStr | State-of-the-Art Treatments for Sarcoidosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | State-of-the-Art Treatments for Sarcoidosis |
| title_short | State-of-the-Art Treatments for Sarcoidosis |
| title_sort | state of the art treatments for sarcoidosis |
| topic | sarcoidosis treatment cardiac sarcoidosis advanced sarcoidosis neurosarcoidosis |
| url | https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1068 |
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