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Relief Therapeutics to Acquire FirstString, Move Sarcoidosis and Diabetes Therapies into Phase 3 Trials

Relief Therapeutics, readying for a pivotal clinical trial of a sarcoidosis treatment, announced that it is acquiring FirstString Research in an all-stock transaction that will add an advanced clinical stage product, Granexin, a potential treatment for diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers, to its drug portfolio. Relief will  also acquire FirstString’s pipeline…

Skin Sarcoidosis Appears Linked to HPV Infection in Case Study

Verrucous sarcoidosis, a rare form of skin sarcoidosis, may be associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, researchers in Fort Lauterdale, Florida, and colleagues document for the first time in a case study. Their study, “Verrucous sarcoidosis associated with human papillomavirus infection: A case report,” published in…

High Levels of Certain Inflammatory Markers in Sarcoidosis May Predict Systemic Hypertension in Sarcoidosis

For patients with sarcoidosis, high levels of inflammatory markers may predict systemic hypertension (sHTN), high blood pressure in the systemic arteries that carry blood from the heart to the body’s tissues — but little was known about the relationship, until recently. The study, “The Association between ESR and CRP and Systemic Hypertension…

Ground Glass Opacity a Rare Manifestation of Sarcoidosis, According to Chinese Study

Sarcoidosis is often detected through the identification of specific characteristics on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). But some rare manifestations of the disease may easily lead to misdiagnosis for other conditions. Researchers at the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University in China recently presented the case of a patient who exhibited an…

Isolated Neurosarcoidosis Difficult to Diagnose, Easy to Treat

Japanese researchers described a rare case study of neurosarcoidosis affecting only the central nervous system then concluded that while the condition is easy to treat, its diagnosis is difficult. The case report, “Isolated neurosarcoidosis presenting with multiple cranial nerve palsies,“ published in the journal Surgical…

Case Reveals Sarcoidosis Diagnosed with Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography

Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center, in Houston, have described a sarcoidosis diagnosis by endoscopic ultrasound elastography. But the report, published in the journal Endoscopic Ultrasound under the title “Endoscopic ultrasound elastography to diagnose sarcoidosis,” suggests that more studies are needed before the method can be…