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Löfgren Syndrome in Sarcoidosis
 • Hilar Lymphadenopathy 
 • Acute Polyarthritis (usually ankles)
 • Erythema Nodosum
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Löfgren Syndrome in Sarcoidosis ... Lymphadenopathy • Acute Polyarthritis ... diagnosis #clinical #Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Sarcoidosis Non-caseating ... , weight loss, polyarthritis ... Lymphadenopathy #Sarcoidosis
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis ... granulomatosis, Sarcoidosis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Autoimmune: • SLE • Polyarteritis ... cell arteritis • Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... fatigue(→ post-sarcoidosis ... arrest Chronic sarcoidosis ... 2-5% Specific sarcoidosis ... fever, migratory polyarthritis
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Behcet's Disease, Polyarteritis ... erythematosus (SLE), Sarcoidosis
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
granulomatous) - Sarcoidosis ... , Scleroderma, Polyarteritis
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Mediterranean fever Polyarteritis ... Rheumatoid arthritis Sarcoidosis
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
gangrenosum • Sarcoidosis ... Panniculitis • Polyarthritis
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Vasculitis: • Polyarteritis ... Behçet's syndrome • Sarcoidosis