• Curr Opin Pulm Med · Sep 2002

    Review

    Therapeutic options for sarcoidosis: new and old.

    • Robert P Baughman.
    • University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Interstitial Lung Disease and Sarcoidosis Clinic, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0565, USA. bob.baughman@uc.edu
    • Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2002 Sep 1; 8 (5): 464-9.

    AbstractThe treatment of patients with sarcoidosis remains an important part of management. The role of corticosteroids has been questioned by some, while others have reported its value even in asymptomatic patients with interstitial lung disease. Cytotoxic agents have become standard therapy for some forms of chronic disease. Newer agents that modulate the immune response have been studied. A key cytokine in chronic sarcoidosis appears to be tumor necrosis factor. Drugs that inhibit its release or block its effect have been reported as effective for sarcoidosis.

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