The WASOG Sarcoidosis Organ Assessment Instrument: An update of a previous clinical tool.

Ultrasound endoscopy (EBUS, EUS) as a sophisticated tool for morphological confirmation of sarcoidosis: do we need to find new answers for an old quest?

Combined pulmonary involvement in hereditary lysozyme amyloidosis with associated pulmonary sarcoidosis: a case report.

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown cause which can affect any organ system. Autosomal dominant lysozyme amyloidosis is a very rare form of hereditary amyloidosis. The Arg64 variant is extraordinarily rare with each family showing a particular pattern of organ involvement, however while Sicca syndrome, gastrointestinal involvement and renal failure are common, lymph no...

Sarcoidal granuloma presenting on tattoo: a report of a Japanese female patient and a review of Japanese published work.

BACKGROUND Cases of tattoo sarcoidosis reported in English and French literature have recently been reviewed; however, only two Japanese patients were included in the review because most Japanese patients were reported in Japanese journals. OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical characteristics of Japanese tattoo sarcoidosis. METHODS We reported a Japanese female with tattoo sarcoidosis, and ...

Defining the clinical outcome status (COS) in sarcoidosis: results of WASOG Task Force.

The clinical outcome of sarcoidosis is quite variable. Several scoring systems have been used to assess the level of disease and clinical outcome. The definition of clinical phenotypes has become an important goal as genetic studies have identified distinct genotypes associated with different clinical phenotypes. In addition, treatment strategies have been developed for patients with resolving ...

The clinical course of sarcoidosis: presentation, diagnosis, and treatment in a large white and black cohort in the United States.

BACKGROUND Although numerous reports have described the clinical features of sarcoidosis in various ethnic and racial groups, many have been limited by small size, homogenous populations, and relatively short follow-up periods. We report the clinical characteristics of a large, race-sex-age diverse cohort of sarcoidosis clinic patients followed in a large university medical center for an extend...