title: Success of prednisone in the treatment of a patient with sarcoidosis and systemic sclerosis: Report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of a man with sarcoidosis and diffuse systemic sclerosis who showed improvement of both diseases after prednisone therapy and remains asymptomatic after three years of follow-up. The association of these two diseases is rare and it is controversial whether this is a chance association or if there is a relationship between the two autoimmune diseases. Despite the poor prognosis and response to therapy of the patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis, our patient had a marked improvement of the disease with prednisone.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Universitária de Dermatologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal. joaobc77@hotmail.com
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borges da Costa
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayer-da-Silva
authors.forename: Luís Miguel
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Soares de Almeida
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marques Gomes
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011379:Prognosis; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012074:Remission Induction; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011241:Prednisone