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Sarcoidosis Flashcards

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What is sarcoidosis?

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diagnosis of exclusion of granulomatous lung diseases, including tuberculosis and histoplasmosis.

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What are causes of sarcoidosis?

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  1. Genetic
  2. Immunological
  3. Infections: TB, viruses
  4. 20-40% discovered incidentally
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What are RF for sarcoidosis?

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  1. Age 20-40
  2. Fhx sarcoidosis
  3. Scandinavian origin
  4. Afro-caribeean (esp extrapulmonary)
  5. TB
  6. Women
  7. Agricultral exposures + insecticides
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What genes are associated with sarcoidosis?

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with HLA-DRB1 and DRB1 alleles

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What are key non-pulmonary symptoms of sarcoidosis?

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  1. Arthralgia
  2. Skin lesion: lupus pernio (pathognomonic and erythema nodusm) – so look at leg in rep
  3. Eye problems: photophobia/red painful eye/blurry vision
    - Lupus pernio (cheek, tip of nose and love of ear rash)
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What are acute symptoms and signs of sarcoidosis?

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  1. Fever
  2. Erythema nodosum
  3. Polyarthralgia
  4. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
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What are pulmonary disease symptoms and signs in sarcoidosis?

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  1. Dry cough
    Progressive dyspnoea
  2. Decrease exercise tolerance
  3. Chest pain
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What are pulmonary disease signs in sarcoidosis?

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  1. Wheeze

2. Rhonci

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What are non-pulmonary disease signs in sarcoidosis?

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  1. Lymphadenopathy
  2. Hepatomegaly
  3. Splenomegaly
  4. Uveitis
  5. Conjuncitivieits
  6. Bells palsy
  7. Neuropathy
  8. Erythema nodosum
  9. Symptoms of hypercalacaemia
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What are DDx for sarcoidosis?

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  1. TB
  2. Histoplasmosis
  3. Non-small cell lung cancer
  4. Lymphoma
  5. Berylliosis
  6. Hypersensitivity pneumonia
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What is the histo and pathophysiology of sarcoidosis?

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  1. Non-caseating granulomas with multinucleated giant cells in centre
  2. CD4 lymphocytes are spread out through the granuloma and CD8 cells cluster around periphery
  3. CD4 lymphocyte and associated cytokines such as interferon gamma, IL-2, IL-12 promote and maintain the granulomas
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What are bloods are taken in sarcoidosis?

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  1. FBC
  2. Serum urea
  3. Creatinine
  4. Liver enzymes
  5. Serum calcium
  6. ESR
  7. High serum ACE in 60%
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What would you find in FBC for sarcoidosis?

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anaemia in 4%-20%; leukopenia in 40%

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What is serum calcium in sarcoidosis?

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hypercalcaemia due to dysregulated production of calcitriol by activated macrophage and granulomas

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What is ESR in sarcoidosis?

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high

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Why do you do other bloods?

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Elevated if renal/liver involvement

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What other tests are done for sarcoidosis?

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  1. CXR
  2. PFTs
  3. ECG
  4. Purified protein derivative of tuberculin
  5. Tissue biopsy
  6. Bronchoalveolar lavage
  7. Bone x ray
  8. HRCT
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What is stage 1 CXR in sarcoidosis?

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bilateral hilar lympahdenopathy

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What is stage 2 CXR in sarcoidosis?

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bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy plus pulmonary infiltrates

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What is stage 3 CXR in sarcoidosis?

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pulmonary infiltrates without hilar lymphadenopathy

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What is stage 4 CXR in sarcoidosis?

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extensive fibrosis with distortion

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Why do you do PFTs in sarcoidosis?

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to monitor (restrictive, obstructive or mixed)

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What may an ECG show in sarcoidosis?

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conduction defects

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What is purified protein derivative of tuberculin?

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negative

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What is diagnostic of sarcoidosis?

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tissue biopsy that shows non-casaeting granuloms

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What would boncholaveolar lavage (BAL) show in sarcoidosis?

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high lymphocytes in active disease, high neutrophils with pulmonary fibrosis and transbronchial biopsy may be diagnostic

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What would bone x ray show in sarcoidosis?

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punched out lesions in terminal phalanges

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What is the management for acute sarcoidosis?

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bed rest and NSAIDs

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What is the other management for sarcoidosis?

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1st line: IV or oral corticosteroid e.g. prednisolone 40mg
2nd line: cytotoxics e.g. methotrexate
3rd line: hydroxychloroquine

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What are indications for corticosteroids in sarcoidosis?

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  1. Parencyhmal lung disease (symptomatic, static or progressive)
  2. Uveitis
  3. Hypercalcaemia
  4. Neurological or cardiac involvement
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What are possible complications in sarcoidosis?

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  1. Severe or life threatening haemoptysis
  2. Pulmonary arterial hypertension
  3. Corticosteroid osteoporosis/infection/hyperglycaemia
  4. CHF
  5. Meningeal disease
    Etc
32
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What is the mortality of sarcoidosis?

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1 to 6%

33
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When is there poorer prognosis of sarcoidosis?

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  1. black ancestry
  2. chronic pulmonary involvement
  3. lupus pernio
  4. chronic hypercalcaemia
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What is the prognosis for different stage of sarcoidosis?

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  1. Spontaneous remissions occur in 55% to 90% of patients with stage I
  2. 40% to 70% of patients with stage II
  3. 20% of patients with stage III disease
  4. no remissions are expected in stage IV
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How many patients respond to steroid therapy?

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  1. 60% of patients with thoracic sarcoidosis resolve over 2yrs
  2. 20% respond to steroid therapy
36
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What is the patho of sarcoidosis?

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Systemic non-ceasating granulomas (collection of macrophages around core), deposted around body causing disease

37
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What organ is mostly affect?

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affects lungs in 90% of cases but also other orgams

38
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What would HRCT show in sarcoidosis?

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ground glass, reversible, cystic: irreversible

39
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What is Lofgrens syndrome?

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  • common and spontaneously resolve
    1. Bilateral lymphadenopathy
    2. Erythema nododsum
    3. Arthralgia
    4. Fever
40
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What is acute sarcoidosis referred to as?

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Lofgren’s syndrome

41
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What is diagnostic for sarcoidosis?

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Bronchoscopy with biopsy

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What pattern do the granulomas follow?

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loosely formed granulomas follow lymphatic pathways:

  1. Broncho vascular bundles
  2. Interlobular septa
  3. Pleura
43
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What is protective ins sarcoidosis?

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smoking

44
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What may be seen on CT?

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nodular pattern:

  1. Broncho centric
  2. Peri-fissural
  3. Subpleural
45
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What is the induction dose of corticosteroids?

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  1. Moderate dose oral prednisolone (20-40 mg od)
    - Or in selectedcases with severe disease
  2. High dose iv MP treatment (1 Gr x 3) followed by 20 mg od, then tapered
46
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What is the maintenance dose of corticosteroids?

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Low dose 7.5-10 mg od

47
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What biologics are used in sarcoidosis?

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infliximab favoured

48
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When are biologics used?

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  1. Active and progressive disease despite conventional (non-biologics) treatment
  2. Toxicity or lack of tolerability to converntional treatments
49
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What gene is associated with Logfren’s?

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HLA DR3

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