title: Sarcoidosis: a rare cause of Kleine-Levine-Critchley syndrome.
abstract: Hypothalamic sarcoidosis is a rare entity that can alter the hypothalamic-pituitary axis and induce various combinations of endocrine changes. We present a case of neurosarcoidosis with uncommon features of hypersomnolense and hyperphagia. Current strategies to increase awareness and prevention of the harmful effects of obesity require clinicians to be cognizant of potential disorders that produce these features The mechanism, differential diagnosis and therapeutic options of this organic etiology are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Southern California, 1200 North State Street, Room 11900, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. kafshar@usc.edu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Afshar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Engelfried
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017593:Kleine-Levin Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone