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  • Title: [A case of sarcoidosis involving multiple organs that showed significant improvement as the serum KL-6 level fell after steroid therapy].
    Author: Tanaka A, Kuwano K, Matsuba T, Kawasaki M, Yoshida K, Hagimoto N, Hara N.
    Journal: Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi; 2001 Dec; 39(12):915-9. PubMed ID: 11875807.
    Abstract:
    Pulmonary sarcoidosis was diagnosed by transbronchial lung biopsy in a 27-year old man admitted to our hospital in September 1996. In October 1999, bilateral parenchymal findings on chest radiography and the results of pulmonary function tests had significantly deteriorated compared with those of three years before. Since skin, heart, liver, and spleen lesions were also detected, this patient was treated with corticosteroids. The lung parenchymal lesions and the pulmonary function as well as the abnormal findings in other organs showed significantly improvement along with a decrease of the KL-6 level after steroid therapy.
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