575 CHILDHOOD SARCOIDOSIS

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R. EASTELL, D.M. REID, J. COMPSTON, C. COOPER, I. FOGELMAN, R.M. FRANCIS, S.M. HAY, D.J. HOSKING, D.W. PURDIE, S.H. RALSTON, J. REEVE, R.G.G. RUSSELL1 and J.C. STEVENSON From the University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, University of Southampton, Southampton, Guy’s...

Childhood Sarcoidosis: An Atypical Case Report

Sir, Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology, mostly encountered in adults aged 20–40 years.[1] Childhood sarcoidosis is a rare entity with diverse clinical presentations and most reports in children aged 13–15 years.[2] The case described by us assumes clinical significance because of presentation in childhood and atypical clinical presentation, hence necessitat...

Childhood sarcoidosis: long-term follow-up.

The aim of the present study was to describe clinical features and long-term survival in childhood sarcoidosis. In total, 46 ethnic Caucasian Danish children (aged <16 yrs, 24 males) with sarcoidosis were identified in 1979-1994. In 33 (72%) children, diagnosis was verified by histology and, in the remaining 13, by clinical and radiological findings. In total, 37 subjects had a follow-up examin...

Sarcoidosis in childhood: report of three cases.

Childhood sarcoidosis: A rare but fascinating disorder

Childhood sarcoidosis is a rare multisystemic granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. In the pediatric series reported from the southeastern United States, sarcoidosis had a higher incidence among African Americans. Most reported childhood cases have occurred in patients aged 13-15 years. Macrophages bearing an increased expression of major histocompatibility class (MHC) II molecules most l...