WASOG Website launched!The new official webiste of WASOG (World Association for Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders). Note that this website is still under construction. Any ideas, suggestions and comments are very welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact us! Call for Case ReportsThe WASOG website offers a unique opportunity to publish your case report online (open access)! Don't hesitate and share your findings with the rest of the community.
New Literature
Sarcoidosis by Jan C. Grutters, Marjolein Drent and Jules M.M.
van den Bosch. Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder of unknown cause.
It commonly affects young and middle-aged adults and frequently presents
with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, pulmonary infiltration, ocular and
skin lesions. Other organs may also be involved. The diagnosis is
established when clinicoradiological findings are supported by
histological evidence of noncaseating epitheloid cell granulomas.
Granulomas of known causes and local sarcoid reactions must be excluded.
The course and prognosis may correlate with the mode of the onset and
the extent of the disease. Read Fulltext
article... Comparison of necropsy findings in patients with sarcoidosis dying suddenly from cardiac sarcoidosis versus dying suddenly from other causes by Tavora et al. The clinical diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis can be difficult and is largely dependent on newer imaging modalities. cardiac sarcoidosis causing sudden death is characterized by extensive active granulomas with a predilection for the subepicardium and ventricular septum. Read more...
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