The symptoms of sarcoidosis often mimic those of other disorders, leading to under- or over-diagnosis of the disease. An understanding of the clinical manifestations that may lead to sarcoidosis misdiagnosis is necessary for clinicians, according to a study of case reports. Sarcoidosis is characterized by the growth of small collections of inflammatory…
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Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, reported finding eight proteins in bronchoalveolar fluid (lung washing liquid) in the largest group of patients with sarcoidosis to be studied that distinguishes people with the disease from healthy people and those with asthma. The findings presented in the report “Elevated levels of…
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