Löfgren syndrome
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Löfgren syndrome is a specific acute clinical presentation of systemic sarcoidosis, consisting of:
- constitutional symptoms
- fever
- malaise
- erythema nodosum
- hilar adenopathy: see thoracic manifestations of sarcoidosis
- arthritis: see musculoskeletal manifestations of sarcoidosis
- uveitis (occasionally)
- parotitis (occasionally)
Make a note not to confuse this syndrome with Löffler syndrome, as the names are quite similar but the conditions quite different.
Treatment and prognosis
Compared to run-of-the-mill sarcoidosis, patients presenting with Löfgren syndrome typically have a better overall prognosis with a self limited-limited clinical course and spontaneous remission.
History and etymology
It was initially described by S Lofgren in 1952 2.
-</ul><p>Make note not to confuse this syndrome with <a href="/articles/loeffler-syndrome">Löffler syndrome</a>, as the names are quite similar but the conditions quite different. </p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>Compared to run-of-the-mill sarcoidosis, patients presenting with Löfgren syndrome typically have a better overall prognosis with a self limited clinical course and spontaneous remission.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>It was initially described by <strong>S Lofgren</strong> in 1952 <sup>2</sup>.</p>- +</ul><p>Make a note not to confuse this syndrome with <a href="/articles/loeffler-syndrome">Löffler syndrome</a>, as the names are quite similar but the conditions quite different. </p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>Compared to run-of-the-mill sarcoidosis, patients presenting with Löfgren syndrome typically have a better overall prognosis with a self-limited clinical course and spontaneous remission.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>It was initially described by <strong>S Lofgren</strong> in 1952 <sup>2</sup>.</p>
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