Abstract

BOSIO, Martín et al. Sarcoidosis: Analysis of 24 cases. Rev. am. med. respir. [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.2, pp.111-117. ISSN 1852-236X.

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown etiology and variable incidence. For the purpose of de­scribing the clinical presentation of a group of patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis in a community hospital, we reviewed the medical records of patients whose diagnosis was consistent with sarcoidosis between 2007 and 2017. In this period, 24 patients were included and staged at presentation according to radiological data, showing that 75% were Stage I, 5% stage II, 10% stage III, and 10% stage IV. 60% of patients were treated. This study describes the patients’ characteristics with the aim of helping to identify this entity and optimize early diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords : Sarcoidosis; Prognosis; Epidemiology; Treatment; Pulmonary Function Tests.

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