Reactivation of Old Scars in an Elderly Man Revealing Löfgren's Syndrome.

Case Rep Rheumatol

Consultant Clinical Immunologist & Rheumatologist, Vizag Rheumatology & Immunology Centre, Visakhapatnam 530002, India.

Published: March 2013

Here, we report the case of a 55-year-old man with reactivation of old cutaneous scars associated with a febrile illness, episcleritis, polyarthralgias, erythema nodosum and hilar adenopathy. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) revealed right paratracheal, bilateral hilar, and subcarinal lymphadenopathy without any nodular densities in both lung fields. A scar biopsy revealed multiple noncaseating granulomas and confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. A short course of oral steroids led to regression of systemic symptoms, and the scars returned to baseline size. This patient represented a rare case of simultaneous Löfgren's syndrome and scar sarcoidosis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3603665PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/736143DOI Listing

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