Sarcoidosis (SCD) is a granulomatous disease that mostly affects young adults, presenting with hilar adenopathy, lung reticular opacities and skin/joint/eye lesions. Incidence varies in Europe between 0.3% and 1.5%, higher in southern countries. Up to one-third of patients have extrathoracic ...
Sarcoidosis 2 (0.4) 2 (1) 0 (0) 0.449 Comorbidities Diabetes mellitus 22 (4) 16 (4) 6 (5) 0.874 Chronic heart failure 27 (5) 21 (5) 6 (5) 0.985 Hypertension 6 (1) 4 (1) 2 (2) 0.517 Abbreviations: CLT, cadaveric lung transplantation; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas...
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Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease that primarily affects the lung and other organs. Patients with dactylitis should be screened for abnormalities of the skin, eyes and lungs. Even in patients with normal-range ACE sarcoidosis could be confirmed by tissue biopsy. Treatment with ...