Sarcoidosis historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Roshan Dinparasti Saleh, M.D.
Overview
Overview
The word “sarcoidosis” comes from the Greek word “sarcoid”, meaning “one having flesh or tissue,” and the Greek suffix “-osis,” meaning “condition.” which refers to the skin involvement of various body parts.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- In 1877, british physician Jonathan Hutchinson(1828–1913) first described dermatologic manifestations of sarcoidosis as ” a case of livid papillary psoriasis” [1].
- in 1889, Besnier described a patient with lupus pernio(a variant of cutaneous sarcoidosis) [2].
- in 1899, Caesar Boeck(1845-1917) reported 24 cases of “benign military lupoids. He observed epithelioid cells with large pale nuclei and giant cells which resembled sarcoma, and named this condition “multiple benign sarcoid of the skin[3].
- Christian Heerfordt(1871–1953) was an ophthalmologist who explained uveoparotid fever characterized by anterior uveitis and parotid gland enlargement in 1909.[4].
- in 1936, swedish dermatologist Jorgen Schaumann(1879–1953), introduced sarcoidosis as a multisystem disease for the first time and called it “lymphogranuloma benigna” to differentiate it from Hodgkin lymphoma[5].
- in 1939, french dermatologist Lucien-Marie Pautrier(1876–1959) wrote a textbook on sarcoidosis and regarded sarcoidosis as a reticuloendothelial disease[6].
- in 1941, Ansgar Kveim(1892–1966) observed that intradermal inoculation of sarcoid lymph node tissues in sarcoidosis patients, gave rise to sarcoid papules but injection of tuberculin and Frei antigen did not produce papules and he served to distinguish sarcoidosis from tuberculosis by this test[7].
- in 1953, Sven Lofgren(1910–1978) did studies on primary pulmonary sarcoidosis and the combination of hilar adenopathy and erythema nodosum became famous as Lofgren syndrome[8]. Lofgren attended the first world congress on sarcoidosis in London in 1958 and proposed a viral cause for sarcoidosis[6].
- in 1961, Nils Svanborg(1920-1997) published the first monograph about cardiopulmonary function abnormalities in sarcoidosis[9].
- in 1967, Guy Scadding published Sarcoidosis book and collaborated with Sheila Sherlock on liver biopsy for diagnosis of sarcoidosis[6].
- in 1984, italian pulmonologist Gianfranco Rizzato established a journal devoted to sarcoidosis and founded WASOG(World Congress of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders) in 1987.[6].
References
References
- ↑ Hutchinson J: Case of livid papillary psoriasis. Illustrations of Clinical Surgery. London J and A Churchill 1877, 42.
- ↑ Besnier E: Lupus Pernio de la Face. Ann Derm Syph (Paris) 1889, 10:33–36.
- ↑ Boeck C. Multiple benign sarcoid of the skin. J Cutan Genitourin Dis 1899;17:543-550.
- ↑ Heerfordt CF: Meber eine “Febris uveo-parotidea subchronica Graefes Arch.” Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1909, 70:254.
- ↑ Schaumann J: Lymphogranuloma benigna in the light of prolonged clinical observations and autopsy findings. Br J Dermatol 1936, 48:399.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 James, D., Sharma, O. From Hutchinson to now: a historical glimpse. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2002;8:416–423.
- ↑ Kveim A: En Ny og Spesifikk Kutanneaksjon ved Boeck’s Sarcoid. Nord Med 1941, 9:169–172.
- ↑ Lofgren S: Primary pulmonary sarcoidosis. Acta Med Scan 1953, 145:424–455.
- ↑ Svanborg N: Studies on the cardiopulmonary function in sarcoidosis. Acta Med Scandinav 1961, 170(suppl 366).
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