Three cases of cutaneous sarcoidosis and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the same patients highlight the need for doctors to be…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
Lower expression of a receptor at the surface of immune cells, called monocytes, in the blood of sarcoidosis patients is…
In a new study, a medical team describes a rare case report of a sarcoid reaction in the spleen and regional…
Cardiac sarcoidosis might be accurately diagnosed by measuring the ratio of immune cells, specifically macrophages and dendritic cells, in tissue samples…
Aging and a lack of devices addressing heart problems, mainly pacemakers or defibrillators, were identified as risk factors for higher mortality…
Sarcoidosis patients who are prescribed vitamin D supplements show increased risk for hypercalcemia (high calcium levels in the blood), highlighting the need…
Genome-wide analysis of lung samples from pulmonary sarcoidosis patients and a healthy control group identified a set of genes whose expression…
In the study “Pembrolizumab-associated sarcoidosis,” researchers described the first case of sarcoidosis after a patient was treated…
The study “Immunological Evidence for the Role of Mycobacteria in Sarcoidosis: A Meta-Analysis,” published recently in PLOS One, links some…
Analyzing the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (called BALF, it is a small sample of the fluid present in the lungs) for the…