Anticoagulant treatment in sarcoidosis.
The treatment of sarcoidosis has so far been disappointing. This paper presents a patient in whom persistent disappearance of the pulmonary infiltrations was observed during anticoagulant treatment for venous thrombosis. A possible mechanism for a beneficial effect of anticoagulant treatment in sarcoidosis is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin