Necrotizing Sarcoid Granulomatosis: Ocular Manifestation in 3 Children of African Origin
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Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis: ocular manifestation in 3 children of African origin.
Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis (NSG) is a rare systemic disease characterized by confluent sarcoidlike granulomas with necrotic areas and a variable degree of vasculitis. First described by Liebow in 1973, NSG can be classified as a disease showing features of Wegener granulomatosis and sarcoidosis. The etiology and pathogenesis of NSG are so far unknown; it is considered to be unrelated to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.281