Peritoneal sarcoidosis. An unrecognized cause of sclerosing peritonitis.
In a Caucasian woman with a history of ocular and pulmonary sarcoidosis, the occurrence of sclerosing peritonitis with exudative ascites but without any of the well-known causes of this syndrome prompts us to consider that sclerosing peritonitis is a manifestation of sarcoidosis. The dramatic improvement that occurred on corticosteroid therapy adds credibility to this previously unreported association.
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Service de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Saint Lazare, Paris, France.
Messing
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B
Marteau
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P
Nouël
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O
Pasquiou
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A
Lavergne
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A
Rambaud
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications