lofgren syndrome is sarcoidosis with constitution of symptoms
- related: pulmonary and extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
- tags: #literature #pulmonology
- hilar lymphadenopathy
- fever
- migratory polyarthritis
- erythema nodosum
- finding is so specific for sarcoidosis that no biopsy is needed for confirmation1 2
Links to this note
- pulmonary and extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
- sarcoidosis labs and diagnosis
- tissue diagnosis with noncaseating granuloma is required except in lofgren syndrome (lofgren syndrome is sarcoidosis with constitution of symptoms), lupus pernio (lupus pernio is sarcoid skin problem and not related to lupus), Heerfordt's syndrome1