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Löfgren's syndrome
Associated persons:
Sven Halvar Löfgren
Description:
A syndrome characterised by erythema nodosum, hilar lymphadenopathy and acute iritis. Prevalent in females, especially during pregnancy or puerperium. It is the most common form of sarcoidosis.
Bibliography:
- S. H. Löfgren:
Erythema nodosum: studies on etiology and pathogenesis in 185 adult cases.
Doctoral thesis, 1946.
Acta Medica Scandinavica, supplement, Stockholm, 1946, 174: 1-197.
Primary pulmonary sarcoidosis. I. Early signs and symptoms.
Acta Medica Scandinavica, Stockholm, 1953, 145: 424-431.
Primary pulmonary sarcoidosis. II. Clinical course and prognosis.
Acta Medica Scandinavica, Stockholm, 1953, 145: 465-474.
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