Fatigue associated with obstructive sleep apnea in a patient with sarcoidosis.
Many patients with sarcoidosis suffer from persistent constitutional symptoms such as fatigue and general weakness, even though physiological measures of disease activity returned within normal limits. The following case report demonstrates a sarcoidosis patient with recurring fatigue caused by an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome developed during the course of the disease.
Drent
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Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. mdr@slon.azm.nl
Verbraecken
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J
van der Grinten
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C
Wouters
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000368:Aged; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D017286:Polysomnography; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D010100:Oxygen