Respirology Case Reports (Jun 2022)

Sarcoidosis following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: Cause or consequence?

  • Esther Palones,
  • Virginia Pajares,
  • Laura López,
  • Diego Castillo,
  • Alfons Torrego

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.955
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 6
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic has been a worldwide medical challenge. Despite rapid advancements, many questions regarding SARS‐CoV‐2 interaction with other pathologies and long‐term consequences remained unanswered. Sarcoidosis is a multi‐systemic granulomatous disease that develops in genetically predisposed individuals following their exposure to an environmental trigger. We present the case of a patient who was diagnosed with sarcoidosis following a SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.

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