benazepril and Skin-Diseases

Angiotensin-converting enzyme is used as a marker for sarcoid activity. We describe a case of remission of cutaneous and lymphatic sarcoidosis in a patient treated with an ACE inhibitor for congestive heart failure and hypertension; the remission has continued over 4 years of follow-up. Because this is a report of only one case, there is a possibility of sampling error. Whether the patient's remission in this case was a serendipitous spontaneous remission that happened to occur during ACE inhibitor therapy or whether ACE inhibitor therapy can play a role in the treatment of sarcoidosis needs to be determined in a large clinical trial.

Topics: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Benzazepines; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Remission Induction; Remission, Spontaneous; Sarcoidosis; Skin Diseases