Search Results for: sarcoidosis

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018

Lymphopaenia a Noninvasive and Useful Biomarker for Diagnosing Ocular Sarcoidosis, Study Suggests

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Low levels of white blood cells in the blood — a condition known as lymphopaenia — could be a useful, noninvasive biomarker for the diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis, a ... Read more

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018

Researchers Urge More Study on How Sarcoidosis, Psoriasis May Raise Risk of Other Conditions

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More studies describing symptoms and disease severity in people with sarcoidosis and psoriasis are urgently needed to understand how the diseases may increase the risk of other medical conditions, a cross-sectional ... Read more

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018

Researchers Report Cutaneous Sarcoidosis in Patient Treated Earlier for Hodgkin’s

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Researchers have reported a new case of cutaneous sarcoidosis in a Finnish woman previously treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma — a type of blood cancer — noting that sarcoidosis development after ... Read more

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018

Rituxan Successfully Treated Refractory Neurosarcoidosis, Case Report States

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Treatment with Rituxan (rituximab) provided marked disease remission and was well-tolerated by three patients with refractory neurosarcoidosis, according to a new case report. The study, “Successful therapy with rituximab ... Read more

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018

Benefits of Adalimumab (Humira) in Verrucous Sarcoidosis Cited in Case Report

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Adalimumab — marketed by (Abbvie) as Humira — can help treat patients with verrucous sarcoidosis — a rare type of cutaneous (skin) sarcoidosis — associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) ... Read more

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018

Burden of Cardiac Arrhythmias Increasing in Sarcoidosis Patients, US Study Reports

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Cardiac arrhythmias are increasing among sarcoidosis patients, and they are linked with higher hospital admission and mortality rates, a U.S. patient population study finds. These results, published in the ... Read more

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

Gram-negative Bacteria Increase ICU Admission, Deaths in Sarcoidosis, ILDs

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The presence of certain types of bacteria, specifically gram-negative bacteria other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa, increases the risk of death, admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), and the need ... Read more

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

Cutaneous Sarcoidosis Linked with Recurrence of Breast Cancer in Case Study

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A 49-year-old woman in Australia was simultaneously diagnosed with a rare case of cutaneous sarcoidosis and recurrent metastatic breast cancer, according to a case report. The study “Concurrent diagnoses ... Read more

October 2, 2018October 2, 2018

Phase 1/2 Trial to Test aTyr Pharma’s ATYR1923 in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Patients

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aTyr Pharma, which developing therapies to modulate immune pathways involved in lung diseases, has announced an upcoming Phase 1b/2a study to test their lead therapy ATYR1923 in patients with pulmonary ... Read more

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018

Sarcoidosis Patients More Likely to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorders, Large Retrospective Study Finds

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Patients with sarcoidosis are more likely to have heart rhythm disorders, specifically ventricular tachycardia, and experience cardiac arrest, a review of a large sample of inpatients in the United ... Read more

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