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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty in sarcoid-related pulmonary hypertension

Jelco Tramper, Esther J. Nossent, Rutger J. Lely, Frans H. Krouwels, Lilian J. Meijboom, Anton Vonk Noordegraaf
European Respiratory Journal 2018 51: 1701502; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01502-2017
Jelco Tramper
Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Esther J. Nossent
Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Rutger J. Lely
Dept of Radiology, VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Frans H. Krouwels
Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Spaarne Hospital, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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Lilian J. Meijboom
Dept of Radiology, VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Anton Vonk Noordegraaf
Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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A 43-year-old, never-smoking, African-American female was referred to our outpatient clinic for progressive dyspnoea. She had a medical history of sarcoidosis with lymph-node, pulmonary, skin and ocular involvement. Diagnosis was based on a previously conducted chest high-resolution computed tomography (CT) that showed bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy containing calcifications and multiple small lung nodules with peri-lymphatic distribution along the pleura and fissures A histological analysis of biopsy specimens from a lymph node located in the left side of the neck revealed large granulomas with multinucleated foreign body giant cells without necrosis. Microbiological cultures were negative. Extrapulmonary manifestations consisted of anterior uveitis and several cutaneous lesions and the reason for initiating corticosteroid therapy, which ameliorated the sarcoidosis. After discontinuation of corticosteroid therapy, the patient's condition deteriorated and she developed progressive dyspnoea (New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class 3). Thoracic CT showed bilateral pleural and pericardial effusion. There were no signs of pulmonary fibrosis or cardial signs of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Analysis of the pleural fluid showed exudation with lymphocytosis. An infectious cause was excluded.

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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty can be a successful treatment option in pulmonary hypertension due to sarcoidosis http://ow.ly/ul4w30h4GVW

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  • Conflict of interest: Disclosures can be found alongside this article at erj.ersjournals.com

  • Received July 24, 2017.
  • Accepted October 26, 2017.
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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty in sarcoid-related pulmonary hypertension
Jelco Tramper, Esther J. Nossent, Rutger J. Lely, Frans H. Krouwels, Lilian J. Meijboom, Anton Vonk Noordegraaf
European Respiratory Journal Jan 2018, 51 (1) 1701502; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01502-2017

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Jelco Tramper, Esther J. Nossent, Rutger J. Lely, Frans H. Krouwels, Lilian J. Meijboom, Anton Vonk Noordegraaf
European Respiratory Journal Jan 2018, 51 (1) 1701502; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01502-2017
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