title: Sarcoidosis and chronic hepatitis C: treatment with prednisone and colchicine.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a disease which still has uncertain etiology. Possible environmental causes are cited in the literature, like organic and inorganic particles and infectious agents. Recent studies have demonstrated the occurrence of sarcoidosis in patients with chronic C hepatitis; however, this association remains without statistical or causal evidence. In this report a case of sarcoidosis associated with chronic hepatitis C will be described, with subcutaneous lesions, considered rare, and good response to treatment with colchicine and prednisone. The hepatitis C virus was isolated in sarcoid tissue and the association between the two diseases will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo Guimarães
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tais Ferreira
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Caroline Bertolini
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Bottino
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio Macedo
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: D'Acri
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Barbosa
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos José
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Martins
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003078:Colchicine; D011241:Prednisone