Sarcoidosis Treatment with Antifungal Medication: A Follow-Up

Introduction. The aim of the study was to compare treatment of sarcoidosis with antifungal or corticosteroid medication. Methods. In patients with sarcoidosis antifungal medication (n = 29), corticosteroids (n = 21) or a combination (n = 27) was given. Nine patients allotted to antifungal medication...

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Autores principales: Terčelj, Marjeta, Salobir, Barbara, Zupancic, Mirjana, Rylander, Ragnar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4274827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/739673
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author Terčelj, Marjeta
Salobir, Barbara
Zupancic, Mirjana
Rylander, Ragnar
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description Introduction. The aim of the study was to compare treatment of sarcoidosis with antifungal or corticosteroid medication. Methods. In patients with sarcoidosis antifungal medication (n = 29), corticosteroids (n = 21) or a combination (n = 27) was given. Nine patients allotted to antifungal medication were later given corticosteroids because of the lack of regression of the disease. X-ray scores for the severity of granuloma infiltration were determined. Chitotriosidase and angiotensin converting enzyme were determined. The time in months till remission was observed as well as the number of recurrences.
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spelling pubmed-42748272014-12-29 Sarcoidosis Treatment with Antifungal Medication: A Follow-Up Terčelj, Marjeta Salobir, Barbara Zupancic, Mirjana Rylander, Ragnar Pulm Med Clinical Study Introduction. The aim of the study was to compare treatment of sarcoidosis with antifungal or corticosteroid medication. Methods. In patients with sarcoidosis antifungal medication (n = 29), corticosteroids (n = 21) or a combination (n = 27) was given. Nine patients allotted to antifungal medication were later given corticosteroids because of the lack of regression of the disease. X-ray scores for the severity of granuloma infiltration were determined. Chitotriosidase and angiotensin converting enzyme were determined. The time in months till remission was observed as well as the number of recurrences. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-12-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4274827/ /pubmed/25548666 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/739673 Text en Copyright © 2014 Marjeta Terčelj et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Sarcoidosis Treatment with Antifungal Medication: A Follow-Up
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4274827/
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