EFFECTIVE USE OF CYCLOSPORINE IN SARCOIDOSIS - A TREATMENT STRATEGY BASED ON COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY SCANNING

Cyclosporin was used successfully in a patient with severe pulmonary s arcoidosis, a poor response and unacceptable side-effects from cortico steroid therapy.Computed tomography (CT) scanning initially suggested reversible disease, and subsequently detected improvement earlier than other indices of disease activity. This information was critical in t he decision to commence and to continue cyclosporin. The literature on the use of cyclosporin in sarcoidosis is reviewed.