A case of chronic cough due to sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic, chronic granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology that often affects the lungs. Diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis can be strenuous. Patients may be asymptomatic or experience cough, dyspnoea, fatigue, unintentional weight loss or night sweats. Computed tomograph...
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| author | Qin Jian Low Mohd Nadzri Bin Misni Seng Wee Cheo Khai Lip Ng Noorul Afidza Muhammad |
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| description | Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic, chronic granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology that often affects the lungs. Diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis can be strenuous. Patients may be asymptomatic or experience cough, dyspnoea, fatigue, unintentional weight loss or night sweats. Computed tomography is valuable in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. The typical histopathological lesion of sarcoidosis is granuloma without caseous necrosis in the involved organs. As tuberculosis is endemic in our region, clinicians should not forget this great mimicker. The cornerstone of treatment of sarcoidosis is corticosteroids but newer agents such as steroid-sparing agents and biological agents are available. We report a case of pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting with chronic cough. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43eb7240a2ee4fa097df0ebf89a6988e2022-12-22T04:42:10ZengSAGE PublishingProceedings of Singapore Healthcare2059-23292022-12-013110.1177/20101058211019053A case of chronic cough due to sarcoidosisQin Jian Low0Mohd Nadzri Bin Misni1Seng Wee Cheo2Khai Lip Ng3Noorul Afidza Muhammad4Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail, Batu Pahat, MalaysiaDepartment of Radiology, Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail, Batu Pahat, MalaysiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Lahad Datu, Lahad Datu, MalaysiaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Serdang, Kajang, MalaysiaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Serdang, Kajang, MalaysiaSarcoidosis is a multisystemic, chronic granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology that often affects the lungs. Diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis can be strenuous. Patients may be asymptomatic or experience cough, dyspnoea, fatigue, unintentional weight loss or night sweats. Computed tomography is valuable in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. The typical histopathological lesion of sarcoidosis is granuloma without caseous necrosis in the involved organs. As tuberculosis is endemic in our region, clinicians should not forget this great mimicker. The cornerstone of treatment of sarcoidosis is corticosteroids but newer agents such as steroid-sparing agents and biological agents are available. We report a case of pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting with chronic cough.https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058211019053 |
| spellingShingle | Qin Jian Low Mohd Nadzri Bin Misni Seng Wee Cheo Khai Lip Ng Noorul Afidza Muhammad A case of chronic cough due to sarcoidosis Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare |
| title | A case of chronic cough due to sarcoidosis |
| title_full | A case of chronic cough due to sarcoidosis |
| title_fullStr | A case of chronic cough due to sarcoidosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of chronic cough due to sarcoidosis |
| title_short | A case of chronic cough due to sarcoidosis |
| title_sort | case of chronic cough due to sarcoidosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058211019053 |
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