Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
October 1999
The authors report two cases of Löfgren's syndrome, preceded by febrile polyarthritis with rise in antistreptolysin titer. The relationship between sarcoidosis and rheumatic fever is discussed. A review of the literature concerning Löfgren's syndrome with joint pain, permitted the authors to follow the course of present pathogenic concepts which haveled to the present opinion of the sarcoidosis nature of Löfgren's syndrome, when the latter is accompanied by erythema nodosum.
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