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Sarcoidosis occuring during anti-TNF-alpha treatment for inflammatory rheumatic diseases: report of two cases
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, 06/30/08

Toussirot E et al. - The authors describe 2 patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease, the first with ankylosing spondylitis, the second with rheumatoid arthritis, under anti-TNF-alpha treatment (infliximab and etanercept respectively) who developed non-caseating granulomas of the lungs and lymph nodes consistent with the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Limited and various similar cases have been reported. It is generally considered that these granulomatous diseases are related to the anti-TNF-alpha agent.

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