Pulmonary sarcoidosis following stem cell transplantation: Is it more than a chance occurrence?

Rajesh Bhagat, David A. Rizzieri, James J. Vredenburgh, Nelson J. Chao, Rodney J. Folz

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

26 Scopus citations

Abstract

Noninfectious pulmonary complications are one of the major side effects of hematopoetic stem cell transplant (HSCT); however, the development of pulmonary sarcoidosis post-HSCT is uncommon, with only three cases previously reported. In each of those cases, sarcoidosis was also diagnosed in the stem cell donor. We now report four cases of de novo pulmonary sarcoidosis occurring post-HSCT (3 autologous HSCT and 1 allogeneic HSCT). We suggest that pulmonary sarcoidosis may develop following either autologous or alogeneic HSCT, and the prevalence may be 10-fold higher than that of the normal population.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)642-644
Number of pages3
JournalCHEST
Volume126
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2004

Keywords

  • Bone marrow transplant
  • Granuloma
  • Sarcoid
  • Stem cell transplant

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Pulmonary sarcoidosis following stem cell transplantation: Is it more than a chance occurrence?'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this