Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis is a lung disease of unknown cause characterized by noncaseating
granulomas; the heart and nervous system may also be involved. It is often misdiagnosed; …

Rationale: Workplace inhalational hazards remain common worldwide, even though they
are ameliorable. Previous American Thoracic Society documents have assessed the …

There are 2 primary goals of this overview. The first is to provide an update on the already
significant body of literature on silicosis, with emphasis on emerging exposure settings and …

Introduction The primary objective was to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of
sarcoidosis, and secondly, to evaluate differences in incidence by age at diagnosis, gender …

Several epidemiological studies show a co-occurrence of sarcoidosis with other immune-
mediated diseases (IMD). There are many similarities between sarcoidosis and IMDs in their …

Background Inhalational exposures are increasingly recognized as contributing factors in
interstitial lung disease (ILD). However, the characteristics of both exposures and exposed …

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease, characterised by granuloma formation upon
an unknown trigger in genetically predisposed individuals. The inflammation is …

Sarcoidosis is a complex systemic disease. Our study aimed to (1) identify novel alleles
associated with sarcoidosis susceptibility;(2) provide an in-depth evaluation of HLA alleles …

Background and objective Inhalational exposures are a known cause of interstitial lung
disease (ILD), but little is understood about their prevalence across ILD subtypes and their …

Sarcoidosis is a complex inflammatory fibrotic disease that affects multiple organ systems. It
is characterized by the infiltration of lymphocytes and mononuclear phagocytes, which form …