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Sarcoidosis Flashcards

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Features

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Acute erythema nodosum
Bilateral hilar lymph nodes
Swinging fevers
Polyarthralgia

Insidious:

  • dyspnoea
  • non productive cough
  • malaise
  • weight loss

Skin:
- lupus pernio

Hypercalcaemia

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Investigations

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Bloods - FBC, U+Es, LFTs, Ca2+, ACE

CXR

Spirometry - restrictive

Tissue biopsy - granulomas

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Mx

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Steroids

  • if have CXR stages 2 + 3 and symptomatic
  • if hypercalcaemia
  • if eyes, heart or neuro involvement
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RF

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Young adults

African

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