Male sarcoidosis patients and those who use immunosuppressive agents — particularly Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) — are more likely to get severe…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
The bacterium Propionibacterium acnes may cause ocular sarcoidosis, as researchers have detected high levels of the pathogen in retinal granulomas…
Ohio State University researchers have launched a clinical trial to investigate whether nicotine patches can help treat patients with…
Japan’s aging population may explain why researchers there are finding lower rates of spontaneous resolution of…
Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) therapy, alone or combined with infliximab, may significantly ease symptoms of sarcoidosis-associated small fiber neuropathy (SSFN), according…
MicroRNAs encased in small vesicles (exosomes) present in blood circulation may help identify sarcoidosis patients at risk of developing cardiac…
Three cases of cutaneous sarcoidosis and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the same patients highlight the need for doctors to be…
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…