Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 31: 380-389DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1262206ABSTRACTSarcoidosis develops in genetically predisposed individuals that are exposed to unknown antigens. There is a statistically significant increased risk for the disease among family members of sarcoidosis patients, and the disease differs in different ethnic groups. It is a genetically complex disease, with many genes contributing, both [...]
Artist, teacher helps others tell stories through artThe Spokesman ReviewDiagnosed with sarcoidosis, characterized by the development and growth of tiny clumps of inflammatory cells in different areas of the body, Aisha has been … Source: sarcoidosis – Google News
Kansas City Star Cancer's intricacy muddles health review of Bannister Federal ComplexKansas City StarIt is associated with sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease that can affect the lungs, as well as other respiratory diseases. The team has identified several … Source: sarcoidosis – Google News
Authors: Amin A, Balderacchi JL Sarcoidosis rarely manifests by involving the cranial nerves exclusively. A 35-year-old woman presented with bilateral cavernous sinus masses and symptoms of trigeminal neuropathy. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging suggested an intracranial tumor, favoring a meningioma. The patient underwent emergent surgical decompression and tumor excision. Histopathology of the resected tumor [...]
CONCLUSIONS: Sarcoidosis is a focal or disseminated granulomatous disease that likely represents the final common pathway of various pathogenic insults in a genetically susceptible host. The type of insult may influence the specific sarcoid phenotype. Controversy still abounds, but many areas of investigation around sarcoidosis are yielding exciting discoveries and bringing us closer to a [...]
Conclusion: If isolated neurosarcoidosis is diagnosed early it will save a costly and invasive work-up. Radiographic and laboratory studies may aid in diagnosis but no studies are pathognomonic. Neurosarcoidosis is diagnosed by a combination of imaging, diagnostic tests, and good clinical suspicion. PMID: 20423690 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Clinical Neuropathology) MedWorm Message: Get the [...]
We report a case and review the literature. PMID: 19863887 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Nephrology) MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed – updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources. Source: MedWorm: Sarcoidosis
House Review: Return of the QuackOntheBox (blog)That said, you start to hear such terms as chest drain and sarcoidosis so frequently that you could be forgiven for thinking yourself a qualified … Source: sarcoidosis – Google News
We report 4 renal transplant recipients with erythema nodosum. Erythema nodosum is a cutaneous inflammatory reaction located on the anterior aspects of the lower extremities. It may be associated with a wide variety of diseases, including infections (as in Cases 1 and 2), sarcoidosis, rheumatologic diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases (as in Case 3), medications (as [...]
S. E. H. Cameron, R.S. Andrade and S.E. Pambuccian Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration cytology: a state of the art review Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a recently developed, accurate, safe and cost-effective technique that allows sampling of mediastinal lymph nodes and peribronchial lesions including pulmonary and mediastinal lesions. Its major indications are [...]