Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Underlying Sarcoidosis-Rheumatoid Arthritis Overlap Syndrome: An Example of Diagnostic Test Threshold of Detection Affecting Test Results and Patient Care by Daniel Pankratz, Jordan Tichenor, Fernando Merino, Nathan C. Bahr

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The Association of Neutrophil/Lymphocyte and Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratios and Hematological Parameters with Diagnosis, Stages, Extrapulmonary Involvement, Pulmonary Hypertension, Response to Treatment, and Prognosis in Patients with Sarcoidosis by Celalettin Korkmaz, Sinan Demircioglu

“…Sarcoidosis is a rare disease characterized by granulomatous inflammation in affected organs, primarily in lungs. …”
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TREM-1 and TREM-2 Expression on CD14+ Cells in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in the Context of T Cell Immune Response by M. Suchankova, J. Urban, M. Ganovska, E. Tibenska, K. Szaboova, E. Tedlova, F. Sandor, I. Majer, M. Bobovcak, I. Jonner, B. Konig, M. Bucova

“…The study proved increased TREM-1 expression on alveolar macrophages in pulmonary sarcoidosis and diminished TREM-1 expression in HP-Sarcoidosis: median: 76.7; HP: median: 29.9; control: median: 53.3, (sarcoidosis versus HP: p<0.001; sarcoidosis versus control: p<0.05). …”
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Gut-Heart Axis: Microbiome Involvement in Restrictive Cardiomyopathies by Samuel Jaimez-Alvarado, Itzel Ivonn López-Tenorio, Javier Barragán-De los Santos, Dannya Coral Bello-Vega, Francisco Javier Roldán Gómez, Amedeo Amedei, Enrique Alexander Berrios-Bárcenas, María Magdalena Aguirre-García

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Different Activity of the Biological Axis VEGF-Flt-1 (fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1) and CXC Chemokines between Pulmonary Sarcoidosis and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Bronchoalveolar Lavage Study by Katerina M. Antoniou, Giannoula Soufla, Athanasia Proklou, George Margaritopoulos, Christiana Choulaki, Rena Lymbouridou, Katerina D. Samara, Demetrios A. Spandidos, Nikolaos M. Siafakas

“…We have previously shown a different local and systemic angiogenic profile of CXC chemokines in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) patients compared to sarcoidosis. In particular, sarcoidosis showed an angiostatic microenvironment, as compared with the angiogenic cytokine milieu seen in IPF. …”
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Evaluating the Diagnostic Value of Lymphocyte Subsets in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Peripheral Blood Across Various Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease Subtypes by Sonoko Harada, Motoyasu Kato, Kazuyuki Nakagome, Hitoshi Sasano, Yuki Tanabe, Tomohito Takeshige, Yuuki Sandhu, Kei Matsuno, Shoko Ueda, Sumiko Abe, Takayasu Nishimaki, Shun Shinomiya, Jun Ito, Sachiko Miyake, Ko Okumura, Makoto Nagata, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Norihiro Harada

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Jumping to Conclusions: Things are Never What They Seem by Sarah Broder

“…A 46-year-old Aboriginal man presented with a massive pleural effusion. A diagnosis of sarcoidosis was established. To the author's knowledge, this is the first reported case of sarcoidosis in a North American Aboriginal patient.…”
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Sarcoid of the Upper Humerus Found Incidentally on MR Images Obtained for Work-Up of Rotator Cuff Tear Where Compromised Tissue Quality Was a Concern for Surgical Success by Tanner R. Henrie, John G. Skedros

“…Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic systemic inflammatory disorder characterized histologically by noncaseating granulomas. …”
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The Central Nervous System Effects and Mimicry of Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID): A Case Report with Literature Review by Sohail Farshad, Fernando Figueroa Rodriguez, Alexandra Halalau, Joseph Skender, Cory Rasmussen, Martin Pevzner

“…Endobronchial and subsequent mediastinum biopsies were all negative for sarcoidosis and malignancy. No infectious etiology was found. …”
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Neurosarcoidosis Presentation as Adipsic Diabetes Insipidus Secondary to a Pituitary Stalk Lesion and Association with Anti-NMDA Receptor Antibodies by Jose Gabriel Solis, Arturo Olascoaga Lugo, Marco Antonio Rodríguez Florido, Bayron Alexander Sandoval Bonilla, Jose Malagón Rangel

“…Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic inflammatory disease of unknown cause. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Necrotizing Sarcoid Granulomatosis by Varun Mamidi, Manikantan Shekar, Jaiju James Chakola, Vamsi Krishna Makkena, Jayakumar Matcha

“…Background. Sarcoidosis is a chronic disease characterized by noncaseating lesions involving any organ and tissue in the body. …”
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Infectious and Noninfectious Granulomatosis in Patient with Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Followup by Jelena Paovic, Predrag Paovic, Vojislav Sredovic

“…Approximately 20 years following the initial attack, sarcoidosis was diagnosed during the regular preoperative procedures required for cataract surgery. …”
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“The Great Mimicker”: An Unusual Etiology of Cytopenia, Diffuse Lymphadenopathy, and Massive Splenomegaly by Mazen Zaarour, Chanudi Weerasinghe, Elias Moussaly, Shafinaz Hussein, Jean-Paul Atallah

“…Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic multisystem disease characterized by the formation of noncaseating granulomas. …”
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Solitary Sarcoid Granuloma of the Iris Mimicking Tuberculosis: A Case Report by Robert Rejdak, Pavel Pogorelov, Christian Y. Mardin, Małgorzata Szkaradek, Anselm G. M. Juenemann

“…Extensive systemic examination, including bronchoscopy and transbronchial biopsy, provided the diagnosis of sarcoidosis stage 2 with pulmonary involvement, thus ruling out tuberculosis. …”
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Orofacial Granulomatosis among Pediatric Patients Well Controlled by Corticosteroid Treatment: A Rare Case Series by Taku Kimura, Ken-Ichiro Sakata, Shunichiro Takezaki, Takuya Asaka, Shohei Oshima, Aya Yanagawa-Matsuda, Yoshimasa Kitagawa

“…OFG is often associated with Crohn’s disease and sarcoidosis, and an accurate diagnosis requires systemic examination of patients. …”
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Endobronchial Infection and Bacterial Lymphadenitis by Gemella morbillorum Leading to Airway Perforation and a Bronchopleural Fistula by Kaitlin N. DePrez, John Ferguson

“…Conclusion: In cases of severe mediastinal adenopathy in a young patient, bacterial lymphadenitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis with lymphoma, germ cell tumor, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, sarcoidosis, histoplasmosis, and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.…”
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Optic neuritis by J. Katelytė, R. Liutkevičienė

“…In this article, we discuss about typical “idiopathic” demyelinating optic neuropathy (IDON), its symptoms, diagnostic approaches, and diseases which can mimic IDON, including neuromyelitis optica, sarcoidosis, chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, neuroretinitis, Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, and some “ocular” mimics. …”
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Neurosarcoidosis camouflaging as partial miller: Fisher syndrome by B N Shiva Prasad, Subramanian Ramaswamy, Aumir Moin, Srinivas Nalloor

“…Neurological involvement in sarcoidosis has varied presentations. Peripheral neuropathy is one of them. …”
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A Review of Adverse Cutaneous Drug Reactions Resulting from the Use of Interferon and Ribavirin by Nisha Mistry, Jonathan Shapero, Richard I Crawford

“…Presentations include injection site reactions, psoriasis, eczematous drug reactions, alopecia, sarcoidosis, lupus, fixed drug eruptions, pigmentary changes and lichenoid eruptions. …”
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Orofacial Granulomatosis in a Child by Reena Razdan, Maxwell D. Newby, Michele M. Carr

“…Full-thickness mucosal biopsy reveals noncaseating granulomatous inflammation, similar to Crohn’s disease and sarcoidosis. Thus, OFG must be distinguished from other chronic granulomatous disorders. …”
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