Fatigue associated with obstructive sleep apnea in a patient with sarcoidosis

Respiration. 2000;67(3):337-40. doi: 10.1159/000029523.

Abstract

Many patients with sarcoidosis suffer from persistent constitutional symptoms such as fatigue and general weakness, even though physiological measures of disease activity returned within normal limits. The following case report demonstrates a sarcoidosis patient with recurring fatigue caused by an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome developed during the course of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage
  • Aged
  • Fatigue / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oxygen / metabolism
  • Polysomnography
  • Prognosis
  • Recurrence
  • Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / complications*
  • Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
  • Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / complications*
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / metabolism
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Oxygen