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ACE Inhibitor in the Treatment of Cutaneous and Lymphatic Sarcoidosis

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme is used as a marker for sarcoid activity. We describe a case of remission of cutaneous and lymphatic sarcoidosis in a patient treated with an ACE inhibitor for congestive heart failure and hypertension; the remission has continued over 4 years of follow-up. Because this is a report of only one case, there is a possibility of sampling error. Whether the patient’s remission in this case was a serendipitous spontaneous remission that happened to occur during ACE inhibitor therapy or whether ACE inhibitor therapy can play a role in the treatment of sarcoidosis needs to be determined in a large clinical trial.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Community Hospital of San Bernardino, 1805 Medical Center Drive, San Bernardino, California, 92411, USA

    Vinod Kaura, Samantha H. Kaura & Claire S. Kaura

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Samantha H. Kaura

  3. Department of Surgery, Banner Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

    Claire S. Kaura

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Kaura, V., Kaura, S.H. & Kaura, C.S. ACE Inhibitor in the Treatment of Cutaneous and Lymphatic Sarcoidosis. AM J Clin Dermatol 8, 183–186 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2165/00128071-200708030-00006

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