Sarcoidosis developing after COVID-19 : A case report

© 2022 The Authors. Respirology Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Asian Pacific Society of Respirology..

COVID-19 has been implicated in the development of a range of autoimmune diseases and medical consequences. Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease with sustained granulomatous inflammation. The possible main pathogenesis of sarcoidosis is a dysregulation between immune response and certain environmental antigens. We present a case of sarcoidosis as an interesting sequela of COVID-19. The patient was hospitalized due to SARS-CoV-2 without complication. Ten weeks after the illness, his chest computed tomography (CT) showed bilateral hilar, paratracheal and subcarinal lymph node enlargement. Endobronchial ultrasound with transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) was performed; pathologic findings were that of well-formed non-necrotizing granulomas. Complete eye examination reported panuveitis and papillitis in both eyes. On the basis of these findings, sarcoidosis was diagnosed. Therefore, sarcoidosis developing after COVID-19 was suggested as a possible link between the viral infection and dysregulation of the inflammation process. However, further studies are needed to confirm this association.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Respirology case reports - 10(2022), 9 vom: 16. Sept., Seite e01016

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Somboonviboon, Dujrath [VerfasserIn]
Wattanathum, Anan [VerfasserIn]
Keorochana, Narumon [VerfasserIn]
Wongchansom, Kittisak [VerfasserIn]

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COVID‐19
Case Reports
Granulomatous
Sarcoidosis
Uveitis

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Date Revised 19.08.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/rcr2.1016

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NLM344973336