Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Kamyar Afshar

Publications

• Case Report
  Colon Sarcoidosis Responds to Methotrexate: A Case Report with Review of Literature
  Author(s): Hidenobu Shigemitsu, Samer Saleh, Om P Sharma and Kamyar AfsharHidenobu Shigemitsu, Samer Saleh, Om P Sharma and Kamyar Afshar
  
  Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease with a 90% predilection for the lungs, but any organ can be involved. Sarcoidosis of the colon is rare. When this organ system is involved, it can be a feature of systemic disease or in isolated cases. Gastrointestinal sarcoid can resemble a broad spectrum of other disease processes, thus it is important for health care providers to be familiar with the various GI manifestations. Patients can have symptoms of fever, nausea, vomiting, unintentional weight loss, diarrhea, hematachezia, and severe abdominal pain. We report a case of sarcoidosis of the colon that responded to methotrexate and a MEDLINE search of 22 reported cases of colon sarcoid based on a compatible history and the demonstration of non-caseating granulomas. We describe the clinical manifestations of symptomatic colon sa.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000148

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