Sarcoidosis: An Update for the Primary Care Physician
AUTOR(ES)
Aladesanmi, Oluranti A
FONTE
Medscape
RESUMO
Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, characterized by the formation of noncaseating granulomas, multisystem involvement, intrathoracic (pulmonary and lymph node) involvement in more than 90% of cases, and activation of T cells and macrophages at sites of granulomatous inflammation with the release of various chemokines and cytokines including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha.
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