Sarcoidosis: a diagnostic challenge in atypical radiologic findings of unilateral lymphadenopathy
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Sarcoidosis: a diagnostic challenge in atypical radiologic findings of unilateral lymphadenopathy
Sarcoidosis is a chronic systemic disease with a wide array of clinical findings. Given that the clinical symptoms are not pathognomonic, chest radiographs have become essential to the initial diagnosis and choice of treatment modality. Diagnosis hinges on ruling out alternative diagnoses; sometimes, advanced radiologic techniques and histopathology are required. On this occasion, we present a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oxford Medical Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2053-8855
DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omv068