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State-of-the-Art Treatments for Sarcoidosis Cover

State-of-the-Art Treatments for Sarcoidosis

Open Access
|Mar 2022

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a heterogeneous disease with various treatment indications. Although it affects mainly the lungs, sarcoidosis can affect every organ, especially when the disease course is chronic and protracted. Regular patient follow-up is recommended for early recognition of active, ongoing organ-specific granulomatous inflammation to avoid progression to irreversible fibrosis. In this review, we elaborate on treatment indications and various anti-sarcoidosis regimens proven useful in clinical trials. We also review specialized treatment of specific disease manifestations, with a focus on cardiac sarcoidosis. We also report on treatment for special conditions such as fatigue and small fiber neuropathy. Treatment for sarcoidosis is an emerging landscape, with new data complementing the existing knowledge.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1068 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 94 - 105
Submitted on: Nov 19, 2021
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2022
Published on: Mar 14, 2022
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2022 Ilias C. Papanikolaou, Emmanouil Antonakis, Aggeliki Pandi, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.