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What Is The Best Treatment For Sarcoidosis In Lungs?
my mother is having was having sarciodosis in lungs treated with pridnisolone for 2 years and she got ok with that now again she is getting symptoms again and doctors are diagnosing in bones by ace inhibitors test but she is not getting relieved with the present medicine and we are confused about the treatment please guide us in better and right way mother age is 50 years and 3 years back she got sarciodosis in lungs
Mon, 14 Jul 2014
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As you mentioned that your mother were treated for sarcoidosis 3 years back with steroid treatment , now relapse is there in bones .
I want to tell you that Sarcoidosis is multisystem disease which may present w/non-specific symptoms or related to organ-specific involvement . In your mother case this time may be bone-specific sarcoidosis.
Doctor diagnosed it with ACE CONVERTING ENZYME levels .
Now a day this is no a specific test because many other diseases also elevated this enzyme level .
However the drug of choice is corticosteroid and other drugs are.
Cytotoxic agents are azathioprime .
Methotraxate ,
chlorambucil
cyclophospahmide .
Since all these drugs are prescription drugs , so consult one more specialist and get his opinion.
You didn't mention the symptoms of bone sarcoidosis , so very difficult to say any thing about bones.
Still I recommend to get in bone biopsy for confirmation.
As you mentioned that your mother were treated for sarcoidosis 3 years back with steroid treatment , now relapse is there in bones .
I want to tell you that Sarcoidosis is multisystem disease which may present w/non-specific symptoms or related to organ-specific involvement . In your mother case this time may be bone-specific sarcoidosis.
Doctor diagnosed it with ACE CONVERTING ENZYME levels .
Now a day this is no a specific test because many other diseases also elevated this enzyme level .
However the drug of choice is corticosteroid and other drugs are.
Cytotoxic agents are azathioprime .
Methotraxate ,
chlorambucil
cyclophospahmide .
Since all these drugs are prescription drugs , so consult one more specialist and get his opinion.
You didn't mention the symptoms of bone sarcoidosis , so very difficult to say any thing about bones.
Still I recommend to get in bone biopsy for confirmation.
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