Low levels of white blood cells in the blood — a condition known as lymphopaenia — could be a useful, noninvasive biomarker for the diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis, a study reports. The study, “Lymphopaenia as a predictor of sarcoidosis in patients with a first episode of uveitis,”…
More studies describing symptoms and disease severity in people with sarcoidosis and psoriasis are urgently needed to understand how the diseases may increase the risk of other medical conditions, a cross-sectional study says. “Examining the epidemiology of coincident psoriasis and sarcoidosis: An observational cross-sectional study,” was published in the…
Older patients tend to show fewer symptoms and abnormal lab results typically associated with ocular sarcoidosis than younger patients, making diagnosis more difficult, a study has found. These findings highlight the need for more studies to explore and find other types of symptoms that could assist with disease diagnosis…
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