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Sarcoidosis with heart involvement: a rare association of terrible prognosis, a report of two cases

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disorder of unknown etiology which is characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas in involved tissues. Cardiac involvement is one of the least common manifestations and it can occur at any point of time during the course of sarcoidosis. Here we present t...

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Autores principales: Kefi, Asma, Abdelhafidh, Nadia Ben, Sayhi, Sameh, Abid, Rim, Ajili, Faida, Laabidi, Janet, Othmani, Salah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4607964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26523183
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.21.243.6124
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Sumario:Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disorder of unknown etiology which is characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas in involved tissues. Cardiac involvement is one of the least common manifestations and it can occur at any point of time during the course of sarcoidosis. Here we present the case of 2 patients with known sarcoidosis who develop cardiac abnormalities in the absence of known primary cardiac cause. In our report, we would like to draw attention to the importance of considering heart involvement in any case with systemic sarcoidosis especially in young age.