Abstract

POVEDA-CONDE, L C; CORTES, José S; RODRIGUEZ-PARRA, M A  and  DURAN-GUTIERREZ, L F. Löfgren Syndrome in Neiva - Colombia: A Case Report. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2019, vol.100, n.3, pp.21-30.  Epub Sep 30, 2019. ISSN 1851-300X.

Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystemic granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown etiology which affects mainly young adults, characterized by formation of non-caseous granulomas. Löfgren syndrome refers to an acute presentation of sarcoidosis, characterized by the triad of bilateral hilar lymphadenopathies, erythema nodosum and periarticular swelling. This paper presents the case of a 35-year-old man, who attended our hospital with prolonged fever associated to polyarthritis and erythema nodosum. After medical assessment, laboratory test results, X-ray and CT scans, the patient was diagnosed with Löfgren syndrome, a disease seldom encountered in Colombia. Despite the low prevalence of sarcoidosis and Löfgren syndrome in our country, erythema nodosum and/or hilar adenopathies should increase suspicion of this rare disease, and Löfgren syndrome should be considered in patients with this presentation.

Keywords : Sarcoidosis; Löfgren syndrome; erythema nodosum; granulomatous disease; hilar adenopathies.