Rationale: United States veterans represent an important population to study sarcoidosis.
Their unique history of environmental exposures, wide geographic distribution, and long …

Results From 2002 through 2012, 376,947 SA hospitalizations were identified, including
200,438 (53%) among blacks and 176,509 (47%) among whites. The annual hospitalization …

Rationale: Patients with sarcoidosis may have an increased risk of infection similar to other
immune-mediated disorders. However, the data are still limited. Objectives: To investigate …

Objective To characterize the epidemiology of sarcoidosis from 1946 through 2013. Patients
and Methods An inception cohort of patients with incident sarcoidosis from January 1, 1976 …

Purpose The influence of ethnicity on epidemiology and clinical manifestations of
sarcoidosis is well recognized. However, data on the role of sex are limited. Methods The …

Rationale: There have been no recent comprehensive studies of the epidemiology of
sarcoidosis in the United States. Changes in health care use have made available access to …

Rationale: Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disorder of unclear etiology with historical
significance in the US Department of Defense (DoD). Objectives: This study sought to …

Sarcoidosis-related mortality appears to be rising in North America, with increasing rates in
females and the elderly. We aimed to estimate trends in sarcoidosis incidence, prevalence …

Background Diagnostic and treatment approaches for sarcoidosis have changed
dramatically over the past decade. Yet, the most recent reports of trends in hospitalizations …

Purpose There is little information about healthcare utilization for sarcoidosis. This study
examined need for hospitalization as a measure of healthcare burden in this disease …