A standard heart ultrasound scan, called transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), may help screen for cardiac sarcoidosis when used alongside symptoms and heart rhythm tests, a study found. Adding heart strain imaging or three-dimensional echocardiography did not appear to significantly improve its overall diagnostic value. Although TTE had low sensitivity,…
Black/African American people with sarcoidosis are more likely than non-Hispanic white patients to develop certain eye problems, including inflammation in the front of the eye and nerve damage, a study shows. In contrast, white sarcoidosis patients were found to have a higher risk of inflammation in the back part…
Careful evaluation is required to distinguish among sarcoidosis, silicosis, and silicosarcoidosis, three disorders that can cause similar patterns of lung problems in people exposed to silica, but that progress and respond to treatment differently. A team of scientists in Brazil highlighted the challenges of distinguishing among the three conditions…
Becoming educated and informed about sarcoidosis is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
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There is no cure for sarcoidosis yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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