title: [Radiographic healing of sarcoid bone erosion].
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease that primarily affects the lung and other organs. Patients with dactylitis should be screened for abnormalities of the skin, eyes and lungs. Even in patients with normal-range ACE sarcoidosis could be confirmed by tissue biopsy. Treatment with methotrexate and steroids can relieve symptoms and stabilize the disease. In refractory cases leflunomide, azathioprine, hydroxychloroquine or antibodies against TNF-alpha can be additionally administered.
authors.affiliation: Innere Medizin 5, Sektion Rheumatologie, Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg. norbert.blank@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Blank
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiehn
authors.forename: H-M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lorenz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D010002:Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents