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1Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan. chidak11@tm.hama-med.ac.jp
Abstract:
A possible supplementary effect of sex hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the postmenopausal woman with sarcoidosis is described. A 53-year-old woman presented with a 12-year history of sarcoidosis in the eyes, in the submandibular lymph nodes and in the lungs. In the course of follow up without any medication, her liver function tests were abnormal, and she was diagnosed as having hepatic sarcoidosis. Daily administration of 0.625 mg conjugated oestrogen and 2.5 mg medroxyprogesterone improved her liver function. The results suggest that HRT may help to prevent the progression of sarcoidosis in postmenopausal patients.
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