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Table 1 Results of three patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis (CS) treated with fumaric acid esters (FAE)

From: Successful treatment of recalcitrant cutaneous sarcoidosis with fumaric acid esters

Patient (no.)

Duration of treatment (months)

Adverse effects

Complete remission

Follow-up after discontinution of FAE

1

18

flushes, slight lymphopenia

after 12-month therapy

12 months in remission

2

6

slight lymphopenia

after 4-month therapy

12 months in remission

3

18

flushes, gastrointestinal complaints, moderate lymphopenia

after 12-month therapy

9 months in remission