We report the case of a 59 years old woman affected by lung and joint sarcoidosis, secondary Sjogren's syndrome refractory to common disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) that regressed with infliximab and methotrexate. 99mTc-HYNIC- TOC scintigraphy was useful in diagnosis, choice of treatment and follow-up.

Relevance of 99mTc-HYNIC-tir-octreotide scintigraphy in a patient affected by sarcoidosis with lung and joints involvement and secondary Sjogren's syndrome treated with infliximab: Case report / A., Migliore; Signore, Alberto; A., Capuano; E., Bizzi; U., Massafrau; E., Vacca; V., Todino; M., Chianelli. - In: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1128-3602. - STAMPA. - 12:2(2008), pp. 127-130.

Relevance of 99mTc-HYNIC-tir-octreotide scintigraphy in a patient affected by sarcoidosis with lung and joints involvement and secondary Sjogren's syndrome treated with infliximab: Case report

SIGNORE, Alberto;
2008

Abstract

We report the case of a 59 years old woman affected by lung and joint sarcoidosis, secondary Sjogren's syndrome refractory to common disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) that regressed with infliximab and methotrexate. 99mTc-HYNIC- TOC scintigraphy was useful in diagnosis, choice of treatment and follow-up.
2008
infliximab; octreotide; sarcoidosis; sjogren; tnf-alpha
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Relevance of 99mTc-HYNIC-tir-octreotide scintigraphy in a patient affected by sarcoidosis with lung and joints involvement and secondary Sjogren's syndrome treated with infliximab: Case report / A., Migliore; Signore, Alberto; A., Capuano; E., Bizzi; U., Massafrau; E., Vacca; V., Todino; M., Chianelli. - In: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1128-3602. - STAMPA. - 12:2(2008), pp. 127-130.
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