Sarcoidosis is an immune system condition characterized by small patches of inflammation called granulomas, which build up over time in body tissues and can cause damage to organs. The disorder usually develops in the lungs and lymph nodes, but any organ can be affected. Consequently, it can have…
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Sarcoidosis is caused by chronic and systemic inflammation resulting in the accumulation of small clumps of immune cells called granulomas in several organs. Diagnosing the disease can be challenging because sarcoidosis’Â symptoms vary greatly. Early symptoms are also shared with a number of other disorders, and a diagnostic test…
Sarcoidosis is an immune system condition in which chronic inflammation leads to the formation of small clumps of immune cells — granulomas — in various tissues and organs. The disease can affect any region of the body, but shows up more commonly in the lungs and…
Sarcoidosis is a condition in which small clumps of immune cells called granulomas appear in several organs as a result of chronic inflammation. Sarcoidosis patients are regularly monitored by their physicians, and the disease goes away on its own without medication in many cases. However, people with ongoing…
A newly established registry for patients with sarcoidosis associated with pulmonary hypertension sheds light on characteristics and treatment patterns that can be used for future randomized clinical trials, according to researchers. Their study, “Clinical features of sarcoidosis associated pulmonary hypertension: Results of a multi-national registry,” was…
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Younger Sarcoidosis Patients Given Double Lung Transplants Show Better Survival Rates, Study Finds
Sarcoidosis patients given double lung transplants, especially at younger ages, show superior survival rates to those with other serious lung diseases, researchers report, suggesting these considerations guide the procedure. Survival was also better in sarcoidosis patients of European descent compared to African-Americans, though more blacks were in the patient group…
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High Blood Calcium Levels, Scarring on Scalp, Kidney Failure Rare in Sarcoidosis Cases, Report Says
In rare cases of sarcoidosis, patients may have high blood calcium levels (hypercalcemia), scarring on the scalp, and kidney failure, according to a new report. The case report, titled “Symptomatic hypercalcemia and scarring alopecia as presenting features of sarcoidosis,” was published in the journal Baylor University…
A small study assessing antibody levels in sarcoidosis patients at the time of their diagnosis found that elevated levels did not predict a more severe disease progression. But French researchers found that higher levels of the ACE enzyme and the involvement of areas of the body outside the lungs were associated…
Patients with cardiac sarcoidosis have similar post-heart transplant features and survival rates as patients without the disease, a new study found. The data indicates that heart transplant is a viable strategy in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis. Although heart transplants due to non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM; when the heart’s muscle —…
Exposure to chemical substances used in leather tanning may have been the cause of a rare case of subcutaneous (under-the-skin) sarcoidosis around a man’s left eye and mouth, a recent case report suggests. The report, “Occupational exposure as a presumable cause of subcutaneous sarcoidosis in a tannery…