Items tagged “sarcoidosis”
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Thoracic sarcoidosis (staging)
Thoracic sarcoidosis can be staged on a chest radiograph with implications for prognosis although HRCT and FDG-PET provide more information to help guide treatment.
Usage
Chest radiographs have been the mainstay of staging thoracic sarcoidosis for many decades with fair interobserver concord...
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Sarcoidosis (thoracic manifestations)
Pulmonary and mediastinal involvement of sarcoidosis is extremely common, seen in over 90% of patients with sarcoidosis. Radiographic features are variable depending on the stage of the disease.
For a general discussion, please refer to the parent article: sarcoidosis.
Epidemiology
Pulmonary...
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Löfgren syndrome
Löfgren syndrome is a specific acute clinical presentation of systemic sarcoidosis that usually manifests with lymphadenopathy, fevers, erythema nodosum, and polyarticular arthritis.
Terminology
It is important to not confuse this syndrome with Löffler syndrome, as the names are quite similar...
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Sarcoidosis (cardiac manifestations)
Cardiac involvement of sarcoidosis is a manifestation of sarcoidosis which is often asymptomatic, although can be associated with high mortality 8. Autopsy studies show prevalence of ~25% cardiac involvement, yet only 5-10% are found symptomatic 1,2.
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder chara...
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Sarcoidosis (abdominal manifestations)
Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown origin characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas. Virtually any organ system may be involved. Although less common than pulmonary and mediastinal disease, abdominal sarcoidosis can mimic more common infectious or neoplast...
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Lacrimal gland
The lacrimal gland lies in the superolateral aspect of the orbit. It is part of the lacrimal apparatus and is responsible for tear production.
Gross anatomy
The lacrimal gland is roughly almond-sized and located anteriorly in the superolateral aspect of the extraconal space of the orbit. It h...
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Splenic sarcoidosis
Splenic sarcoidosis is a non-caseating granulomatous involvement of the spleen, that presents with splenomegaly or multiple splenic nodules.
Clinical presentation
Clinical features of splenic sarcoidosis include 5,6:
pain
anemia
abdominal pain and discomfort
splenomegaly (associated with i...
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