title: Cutaneous sarcoidosis treated with levamisole.
abstract: 16 patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis were treated intermittently over a period of 6 months with levamisole in an open study. The skin lesions cleared in 2 of 13 patients completing the course of treatment. Aggravation of the sarcoidosis was noted in 2 other patients after a few weeks of treatment. Tuberculin sensitivity did not increase during the treatment period. Dinitrochlorobenzene sensitivity increased in 5 patients but the lesions did not clear in any of these patients. It is concluded that levamisole is not useful in the treatment of cutaneous sarcoidosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004137:Dinitrochlorobenzene; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014374:Tuberculin Test
chemical_list: D004137:Dinitrochlorobenzene; D007978:Levamisole