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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Sarcoidosis"”.
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Cardiac sarcoidosis defined by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: patient characteristics and outcomes
Introduction: Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disorder that affects multiple systems. On histologic examination, sarcoidosis is defined by the production of non-caseating granulomas. Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is common, occurring in 20% or more of patients with systemic sarcoidosis, but because many …
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The Effect of initiating corticosteroids on lung function and symptoms in patients with active pulmonary sarcoidosis
Background: Pulmonary sarcoidosis can lead to significant morbidity and mortality, and the use of corticosteroids is a common treatment strategy1,2. The expected response to corticosteroids with respect to lung function is highly variable and not studied in an African cohort. The primary objective …
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ΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΤΙΚΗ ΠΡΟΣΠΕΛΑΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΑΡΚΟΕΙΔΩΣΗΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
… HAVE BEEN STUDIED IN 33 CASES OF PATIENTS WITH SARCOIDOSIS. THE CONCLUSIONS OF THIS STUDY IS AS FOLLOWS: A) THERE IS NO ANY OBVIOUS PATHOGNOMONIC CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DISEASE WHICH CAN BE OBSERVED BY PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. B) THE CHEST ROENTGENOGRAM SHOWS SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS IN THE …
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Host Immune-Microbial Interactions in Inflammatory States
… diseases such as end-stage renal disease and sarcoidosis face increased susceptibility to infection as well as mixed responses to vaccination. Thus, the extent to which the immune system of these patient populations remain operational versus compromised warrants further investigation. We …
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ΣΥΓΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ ΑΝΟΣΟΙΣΤΟΧΗΜΙΚΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΩΝ ΔΑΚΤΥΛΟΕΙΔΩΣ ΑΝΑΣΤΟΜΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ ΔΙΚΤΥΩΤΩΝ ΚΥΤΤΑΡΩΝ (IRC) ΣΕ ΚΟΚΚΙΩΜΑΤΩΔΕΙΣ ΛΕΜΦΑΔΕΝΙΤΙΔΕΣ ΑΠΟ ΦΥΜΑΤΙΩΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΑΡΚΟΕΙΔΩΣΗ
… CASES BELONGED TO TUBERCULOSIS, 26 CASES TO SARCOIDOSIS AND11 CASES TO UNCLASSIFIED GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE. PARAFFIN SECTIONS FROM EACH BIOPSY WERE STAINED IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICALLY FOR S-100 PROTEIN BY USING PAP METHOD. A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TUBERCULOSIS WAS FOUND. NAMELY …
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Valoración de los hallazgos citológicos e inmunológicos en el fluido de lavado broncoalveolar en patología intersticial pulmonar no neoplásica
… incluidos en el estudio 33 pacientes vih+, 5 con sarcoidosis, 7 con neumonitis por hipersensibilidad, 15 con neumonitis intersticial idiopatica, 12 con neumonitis intersticial asociada a conectivopatias, 9 con sindrome de hemorragia alveolar difusa y 13 pacientes como grupo control.Se realizo el …
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The characteristics of intersitial lung disease patients attending Groote Schuur Hospital Respiratory clinic
… female (81%), diagnosed with systemic sarcoidosis (57%) & connective tissue disease-ILD (CT-ILD) 26%. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis accounted for 5% of follow-up patients, and only 2 IPF patients were in follow-up. CTD-ILD was the most common diagnosis in new patients: 43% and 29% had …
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Expression of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Behçet's disease
… various inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis, sarcoidosis, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, atopic dermatitis, Behcet's disease with uveitis, and neuro-Behcet's disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To elucidate the influence of polymorphisms of MIF on Behcet's disease, 153 patients with …
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Characterisation of propionibacterium acnes
… endophthalmitis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, sarcoidosis, prosthetic hip infections and sciatica. It currently remains unclear why this normally harmless commensal can cause infection and contribute to a number of clinically significant conditions. This thesis has sought to investigate the …
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A Retrospective Review of Paediatric Non-Infectious Uveitisin Cape Town: Disease Characteristics and Outcomes on Immunomodulating Treatment
… presented with cataracts (100%). Less commonly, sarcoidosis (6.9%) and Behcet's disease (3.5%) were diagnosed. 55.2% had complications at presentation, predominantly cataracts (87.5%). 19 children (65.5%) had inactive disease at 12 months from diagnosis and remission as assessed at the last …
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THE EXPLORATION OF THE VALIDITY OF QUANTITATIVE 2-DEOXY-2-[FLUORINE-18] FLUORO-D-GLUCOSE (18F-FDG) POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (PET/CT) TO ASSESS LUNG INFLAMMATION
… were used to evaluate pulmonary inflammation in sarcoidosis patients and healthy controls. The results show that 18F-FDG uptake was increased in sarcoidosis using Patlak analysis, whilst no difference was found using SUV or compartmental models. Preliminary findings suggest that the signal …
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Histological evidence and clinical Correlations of renal TB-IRIS in HIV-positive patients and outcomes
… causes of GIN i.e. drugs, fungal infection, sarcoidosis and infection. The study was approved by the UCT research ethics committee. The data was then analysed comparing 3 groups: [TB: no IRIS] (all TB cases with no features of IRIS), [TB + IRIS] (all cases with features of TBCIRIS) and …
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Neue Normwerte für ACE, sIL-2R, Lysozym und IL-8 in der Sarkoidose-Diagnostik
HINTERGRUND: Ziel der vorliegende Arbeit war, neue Normwerte für ACE, sIL-2R, Lysozym und IL-8 in der Sarkoidose-Diagnostik zu liefern. Bevorzugt sollten mittels ROC-Analysen Cut-off-Werte erstellt werden. METHODIK: Bei 66 Sarkoidosepatienten und 46 Patienten mit fibrosierender interstiteller …
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Spezifische Zytokinmuster und Schrankenstörung bei interstitiellen Lungenkrankheiten
In dieser Arbeit wurde die Bedeutung von Zytokinen und das Auftreten einer epithelialen Schrankenstoerung bei interstitiellen Lungenkrankheiten untersucht und diskutiert. Dazu wurden von 105 Patienten Bronchoskopien sowie laborchemische und klinische Daten ausgewertet. Schwerpunkt der …