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Patients receiving treatment for HIV infection may develop sarcoidosis, according to a new study published in the journal Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. In the study, “Pulmonary Tuberculosis Followed By Sarcoidosis In An HIV-Infected Patient: A Case Report And A Simplified Diagnostic Flowchart For Diagnosis And Treatment Of Sarcoidosis,” researchers reported the…

Aging and a lack of devices addressing heart problems, mainly pacemakers or defibrillators, were identified as risk factors for higher mortality in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis. The study, “Cardiac sarcoidosis: the impact of age and implanted devices on survival,” was published in the journal CHEST. “Cardiac sarcoidosis is a…

A case study reported in the Spanish journal Rheumatología Clínica suggests that sarcoidosis should be kept in mind in patients who present with an electrolyte imbalance in their blood.

Women tend to develop sarcoidosis when they are older and tend to have more uveitis, or eye inflammation and cutaneous involvement compared to men, according to a retrospective study conducted on people diagnosed with the disease between 1976 and 2013.

Genes that have been linked to the likelihood of developing sarcoidosis may not necessarily be associated with disease course, according to a study conducted in Portugal, which also points to other genes that may help to predict a patient’s outcome. The study, “Associations Between Sarcoidosis Clinical Course And ANXA11 Rs1049550 C/T, BTNL2 Rs2076530 G/A,…

Sarcoidosis patients who are prescribed vitamin D supplements show increased risk for hypercalcemia (high calcium levels in the blood), highlighting the need for more appropriate screening when prescribing vitamin D in these patients. The study, “Vitamin D Supplementation: Not So Simple in Sarcoidosis,” was published in The American…

Exposure to mold and bacteria could be a potential trigger of lung sarcoidosis, according to a study revealing that immune cells from the blood of sarcoidosis patients are more sensitive to such agents. The study, “Fungal cell wall agents and bacterial lipopolysaccharide in organic dust as possible risk…

Elevated levels of calcium in blood and urine can be associated with the development of bone marrow sarcoidosis, according to a report published in the journal Biomarker Research. The study, “Hypercalcemia Associated With Isolated Bone Marrow Sarcoidosis In A Patient With Underlying Monoclonal Gammopathy Of Undetermined Significance: Case…

Genome-wide analysis of lung samples from pulmonary sarcoidosis patients and a healthy control group identified a set of genes whose expression is altered only in disease samples. These results may lead to new biomarkers for pulmonary sarcoidosis. The study, “Bioinformatics analysis of gene expression profile data to screen key…

Sarcoidosis can present several distinct clinical manifestations, and some of these can mimic other diseases. Therefore, it is essential for clinicians to have as much complete and detailed information as possible to allow for an accurate diagnosis. Skin manifestations can be the first symptom of sarcoidosis. But sarcoidosis and chronic cutaneous lupus…