The Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis.
Clin Chest Med
; 36(4): 585-602, 2015 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26593135
ABSTRACT
Sarcoidosis is a diagnosis of exclusion; there exists neither a pathognomonic clinical feature nor a perfect diagnostic test. Missed diagnosis and overdiagnosis are common. A careful history and physical examination look for "footprints" of sarcoidosis or features suggesting alternative diagnoses. Some presentations are classic and do not require tissue confirmation. A tissue biopsy should be performed if doubt exists. Sampling intrathoracic disease by transbronchial or ultrasound-guided biopsy of mediastinal lymph nodes provide high diagnostic yield with low complication rates. Even with tissue confirmation, diagnosis is never secure and follow-up is required to be fully confident of the diagnosis.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sarcoidosis
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Biopsia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Chest Med
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos