The etiology of sarcoid is unclear and likely multifactorial. One theory is that there is a genetic predisposition (eg, the HLA-DRB1 allele) and a secondary environmental or infectious insult ...

Sarcoidosis, which is also known as sarcoid or Besnier-Boeck disease, is a health condition involving the formation of small nodules known as granulomas at various sites of the body. Sarcoidosis is ...

Nothing about sarcoidosis is easy. First identified in 1877, it is quite common. In the United States, lifetime risk is 2.4% and 0.85% for African American persons and White persons, respectively.

The aim of this study is to characterise the choroidal features of patients diagnosed with sarcoid- and tuberculosis (TB)-associated granulomatous uveitis using spectral domain optical coherence ...

MANAHAWKIN, N.J. (WPVI) -- Sarcoidosis is an immune system ailment that only got its name a century ago. And doctors are continually learning about this disorder, which can vary so much from one ...

Most people with sarcoidosis do not require treatment because the symptoms are not severe and usually subside spontaneously after some time. However, some people need treatment to reduce the ...

A case study found lenalidomide treatments may have an immediate effect in the treatment of sarcoidosis-related symptoms. Sarcoidosis, a disease that involves abnormal collections of inflammatory ...

A research project supported by the National Institutes of Health has developed a tool to rapidly and inexpensively diagnose sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by the growth of tiny ...

DESTIN, Fla. — Complicated disease pathogenesis and a lack of FDA-approved therapies makes sarcoidosis a significant clinical challenge, according to a presenter at the 2023 Congress of Clinical ...

IN a previous report 1 I described my experience with colchicine in 2 patients with sarcoid arthritis. In the first, each of four acute bouts of joint inflammation was abruptly terminated in less than ...