Sarcoidosis and obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Autoimmune obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the context of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) has been observed for decades. The first cases of autoimmune OCD in adulthood were recently described. An association between obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) and systemic autoimmune diseases in the form of connective tissue disease has also been reported. However, whether an association exists between OCD and sarcoidosis is unknown.

Source: Journal of Neuroimmunology - October 17, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Dominique Endres, Bj örn C. Frye, Andrea Schlump, Hanna Kuzior, Bernd Feige, Kathrin Nickel, Horst Urbach, Miriam A. Schiele, Katharina Domschke, Benjamin Berger, Oliver Stich, Nils Venhoff, Harald Prüss, Ludger Tebartz van Elst Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research