Twelve patients (all with biopsy-confirmed sarcoidosis) were on corticosteroid therapy at the time of conjunctival biopsy, 11 receiving systemic therapy and 1 local steroid solution to the eyes.

Key takeaways: Sarcoidosis diagnostic scores can identify sarcoidosis among alternative diseases. A score of less than 3 in the clinical test and less than 5 in the biopsy test meant a low ...

In 3 cases the diagnosis of sarcoidosis is convincing., 5,12,13 In 2 the Mantoux skin test was positive, 14,15 and in 1 caseation necrosis was observed in the lymph-node biopsy. 6 Those who employ ...

Sarcoidosis should, therefore, be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with granulomatous inflammation associated with focal necrosis on biopsy, especially when mycobacteria are not ...

A biopsy conducted by her dermatologist revealed a diagnosis of sarcoidosis —a rare condition where the body's immune system's abnormal response targets specific organs. Having known a friend who ...

Mediastinoscopy and biopsy of the subcarinal lymph node revealed epithelioid histiocytes consistent with sarcoidosis. She is currently in remission for more than 6 years.

But there was one final test. "We got a biopsy of a lymph node and the lymph node showed sarcoidosis," says Mazzatta. He'd never even heard of it.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy may have a greater risk for sarcoidosis, according to study results presented at CHEST Annual Meeting.However ...

Sarcoidosis has rarely been reported with polycythemia vera (PV), an acquired myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by mutant Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) signaling leading to erythrocyte ...

This Case Study concerns a 38-year-old man presenting with bilateral testicular swelling, night sweats and weight loss. Testicular biopsy revealed multiple granulomata.