Sarcoidosis in the Nervous System
Authors: JUSTUS FIECHTNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1978)

Letters and Corrections1 January 1978Sarcoidosis in the Nervous SystemJUSTUS FIECHTNER, M.D., MARK REINECKE, M.D., PHIROZE HANSOTIA, M.D.JUSTUS FIECHTNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARK REINECKE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PHIROZE HANSOTIA, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-88-1-131_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The comprehensive review of "Neurological Manifestations in Sarcoidosis" by Dr. Peyton Delaney in the September issue was an excellent survey of a not well-known association. We have recently also reviewed this subject because of the presentation at our institution of three unusual neurologic deficits in cases of sarcoidosis. Because these patients presented in such a short period (March through July 1975), we believe this association may be relatively common.Our patients presented with myasthenia gravis, acute polyradiculoneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome), and oculocraniosomatic neuromuscular disease ("ragged-red" fiber disease). The association of these deficits with the sarcoidosis may have been...References1. OLSONENELWALSHEINANGEER WWGR: Oculocraniosomatic neuromuscular disease with "ragged-red" fibers. Arch Neurol 26:193-211, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. JAVITTDANIELS NR: Myasthenia gravis with sarcoidosis. Mt Sinai J Med NY 26:177-187, 1959 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. WOLFROWLANDSCHOTLAND SLD: Myasthenia as an autoimmune disease: clinical aspects. Ann NY Acad Sci 135:517-535, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. MENKESCHOURAKILEMAIRE CLV: Sarcoidosis, myasthenia, and chronic polyarthritis in connection with an observation. Ann Med Interne 122:1015-1022, 1971 Google Scholar5. STRICKLANDMOSER GK: Sarcoidosis with a Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome and clinical response to corticosteroids. Am J Med 43:131-135, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. MITCHELLSCADDING DJ: Sarcoidosis. Am Rev Respir Dis 110:774-802, 1974. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. SNYDER G: The fate of skin homografts in patients with sarcoidosis. Bull Johns Hopkins Hosp 115:81, 1964 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. JOHNS C: Sarcoidosis, in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, edited by THORN GW, ADAMS RD, BRAUNWALD E, ISSELBACHER KJ, PETERSDORF RG. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1977, pp. 1119-1124 Google Scholar4. DALEFAUCIWOLFF DAS: Alternate-day prednisone: leukocyte kinetics and susceptibility to infection. New Engl J Med 291:1154-1158, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BLOCKLIGHT AR: Alternate-day steroid therapy in diffuse pulmonary sarcoidosis. Chest 63:495-500, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. JAMESSHARMA DO: Neurologic complications of sarcoidosis. Proc R Soc Med 60:1169-1170, 1967 MedlineGoogle Scholar2. JAMESZATOUROFFTROWELL DMJ: Papilloedema in sarcoidosis. Br J Opthalmol 51:526-529, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. WIEDERHOLTSIEBERT WR: Neurologic manifestations of sarcoidosis. Neurology (Minneap) 15:1147-1154, 1965 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. NORWOODKELLY CD: Intracerebral sarcoidosis acting as a mass lesion. Surg Neurol 2:367-372, 1974 MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Marshfield Medical Foundation 510 North St. Joseph Avenue Marshfield, WI 54449 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1978Volume 88, Issue 1Page: 131-132KeywordsGuillain-Barre syndromeMyasthenia gravisNervous systemNeuromuscular diseasesSarcoidosis Issue Published: 1 January 1978 PDF downloadLoading ...