Relapsing necrotising sarcoid granulomatosis in a young patient.
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چکیده
The recent case of necrotising sarcoid granulomatosis described by ALIBERTI et al. [1] provides clinicians with an interesting insight into this rare condition. We would like to supplement the paucity of literature surrounding necrotising sarcoid granulomatosis and illustrate a case of our own. This was also in a young patient but did require treatment with oral corticosteroids at initial presentation and for a subsequent relapse.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 29 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007