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CASE REPORTS
JOURNAL ARTICLE
REVIEW
Sarcoidosis-Like Lesions: Another Paradoxical Reaction to Anti-TNF Therapy?
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis 2017 March 2
Background: Since the introduction of anti-tumour necrosis factor [TNF] therapy in inflammatory diseases, paradoxical reactions are increasingly being reported. One of these paradoxical reactions is the development of sarcoidosis-like lesions. This presentation is paradoxical since anti-TNF therapy can also be therapeutic in refractory cases of sarcoidosis.
Methods: We report two cases of sarcoidosis-like lesions under anti-TNF therapy. Both were patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], treated successfully with adalimumab. Next, we reviewed the literature for similar cases. Medical subject heading terms 'adalimumab', 'infliximab', 'etanercept', 'golimumab' or 'certolizumab', and 'sarcoidosis' were used to perform key word searches of the PubMed database.
Results: We identified 90 reported cases of sarcoidosis-like lesions, which developed during anti-TNF therapy. In most cases, the anti-TNF drug involved was etanercept. The median age was 43 years and there was a predominance of female patients. The underlying disease was rheumatoid arthritis in most cases, followed by ankylosing spondylitis and psoriasiform arthritis. In six cases, the underlying disease was IBD. In 71 cases there was at least a partial resolution by discontinuation of the anti-TNF treatment, initiation of steroids or both. Re-initiation of anti-TNF therapy gave relapse in seven out of 20 cases.
Conclusion: Sarcoidosis-like lesions are increasingly reported during anti-TNF treatment. Vigilance is appropriate when patients present with symptoms compatible with sarcoidosis.
Methods: We report two cases of sarcoidosis-like lesions under anti-TNF therapy. Both were patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], treated successfully with adalimumab. Next, we reviewed the literature for similar cases. Medical subject heading terms 'adalimumab', 'infliximab', 'etanercept', 'golimumab' or 'certolizumab', and 'sarcoidosis' were used to perform key word searches of the PubMed database.
Results: We identified 90 reported cases of sarcoidosis-like lesions, which developed during anti-TNF therapy. In most cases, the anti-TNF drug involved was etanercept. The median age was 43 years and there was a predominance of female patients. The underlying disease was rheumatoid arthritis in most cases, followed by ankylosing spondylitis and psoriasiform arthritis. In six cases, the underlying disease was IBD. In 71 cases there was at least a partial resolution by discontinuation of the anti-TNF treatment, initiation of steroids or both. Re-initiation of anti-TNF therapy gave relapse in seven out of 20 cases.
Conclusion: Sarcoidosis-like lesions are increasingly reported during anti-TNF treatment. Vigilance is appropriate when patients present with symptoms compatible with sarcoidosis.
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