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ArticleSarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG2019

Presence of onconeural antibodies in sarcoidosis patients with parasarcoidosis syndrome.

Elyse E Lower, Madison Sturdivant, Robert P Baughman

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Article in Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. D. Geraint James Lecture: The sarcoidosis saga: what insights from the past will guide us in the future.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2023
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Elyse E LowerDepartment of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA.
Madison SturdivantDepartment of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA.
Robert P BaughmanDepartment of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA.
University of Cincinnati · USUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBothersome symptoms from sarcoidosis can develop in the absence of identified granulomas. These parasarcoidosis complaints can include small fiber neuropathy, diaphoresis, dysautonomia, and fatigue. Similar issues are also encountered in some cancer patients, especially those with onconeural antibodies.

methodsSerum was obtained for onconeural antibody testing from sarcoidosis patients with parasarcoidosis symptoms seen at the University of Cincinnati Sarcoidosis clinic during a six month period. Detection of antibodies was performed using an onconeural antibody panel.

resultsA total of 268 patients with sarcoidosis and one or more features suggesting parasarcoidosis symptoms were enrolled in the study. Of these, 60 (22.4%) had one or more positive onconeural antibodies. In a control group of 46 non sarcoidosis patients seen in the interstitial lung disease clinic, there were only three patients with a positive antibody (Chi square=6.143, p=0.0132). A subgroup of sarcoidosis and control patients completed the small fiber neuropathy screening list. Sarcoidosis patients had a significantly higher score than the control patients (sarcoidosis: 7 [0-49] (Median [range] versus non sarcoidosis: 3 [0-31], p=0.0074). However, no significant differences were measured in the SFNL scores for sarcoidosis patients with an onconeural antibody (9 [3-36]) versus without (7 [0-49]).

conclusionIn patients with parasarcoidosis symptoms, approximately 30% have evidence of onconeural antibody production. This may be a potential cause for parasarcoidosis symptoms in some patients.

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PMID32476961
PMCPMC7247090
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