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Understanding which molecules, genes and proteins are active or inactive in sarcoidosis patients may help explain differences in the disease’s severity from patient to patient, a study reported. The variations in these actions and inactions — which scientists call molecular differences — may also explain which organs sarcoidosis will impact.

Sarcoidosis patients may be at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than the general population — especially if patients have previous heart conditions, smoke, are overweight, or have diabetes, a study reports. The findings were published in the European Respiratory Journal, in the article “Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Among Patients With…

The bacteria causing tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) is also involved in sarcoidosis, confirms a study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Sarcoidosis patients are two times more susceptible to hospitalized infection than the general population, especially those treated with glucocorticoid therapy, according to results of a new study. The study, titled “Sarcoidosis Increases Risk Of Hospitalized Infection: A Population-Based Study 1976-2013,” was published in the journal Annals of the…

Three cases of cutaneous sarcoidosis and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the same patients highlight the need for doctors to be vigilant when sarcoidosis patients develop new, unusual skin lesions, according to a case study. The research, “Sarcoidosis and squamous cell carcinoma: a connection documented in a case series of…

Enbrel (etanercept), could be a treatment option for patients who develop sarcoid-like reactions following treatment with other tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-⍺) inhibitors, according to a study published in the journal Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie.

A screening of bacterial species found in the lymph nodes of people with sarcoidosis confirms that bacteria, known to cause acne, likely are involved in the development of the condition. Researchers reported that the bacterium, known as Propionibacterium acnes, was found in patients with sarcoidosis, but not in those with…

Symptoms of  neurological impairment linked to lung sarcoidosis, an unusual condition known as neurosarcoidosis,  were treated in a woman using an immunosuppressive therapy based on corticosteroids, researchers reported in a case study. The study, “Dementia, Gait Disturbance, And Urinary Incontinence In A Patient With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis,” published in the journal Respirology…

Researchers examining an infant born with a rare mutation that causes early-onset sarcoidosis demonstrated that a skin rash and persistent fever are typical disease features that could help in making an early diagnosis of the condition. Based on an analyses of the infant’s immune responses, the team also suggested that…

Inflammation of the heart muscle caused by sarcoidosis is associated with abnormal circulation in the arteries surrounding and supplying blood to the heart, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging.