title: Löfgren's syndrome: an acute variant of sarcoidosis diagnosed by mediastinoscopy.
abstract: Löfgren's syndrome is an acute clinical form of sarcoidosis that is first described by Sven Löfgren as bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy together with Erythema Nodosum (EN) and accompanying arthritis/arthralgia. This syndrome has some differences in terms of treatment, prognosis and recurrence compared to sarcoidosis. In this report, we describe a 70 years old lady who admitted with multiple erythematous lesions and arthralgia of both lower extremities and she was diagnosed as Löfgren's syndrome via mediastinoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Timuçin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alar
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fahri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gunes
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: MuratlÊ
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail Ertugrul
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeliha
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tekeli
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kubilay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ukinc
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents