Title |
Sarcoidosis in tuberculosis-endemic regions: India
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Published in |
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, June 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1869-5760-3-53 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Kalpana Babu |
Abstract |
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology affecting multiple organs. Earlier reports suggested that sarcoidosis was a disease of the developed world. However, recent reports suggest that the disease is found in the developing countries as well. Clinical, radiological, and histopathological similarities with tuberculosis pose a great challenge in countries endemic for tuberculosis. Mantoux test, high resolution computed tomography, and transbronchial lymph node and lung biopsies are diagnostic modalities, which play an important role in the diagnosis of sarcoid. In this review, we look at the epidemiology of sarcoid in tuberculosis-endemic regions, the sarcoidosis-tuberculosis link, clinical profile, diagnostic modalities, dilemma in the diagnosis, and the treatment of this disease. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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India | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 31 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 19% |
Other | 4 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 4 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 9% |
Researcher | 2 | 6% |
Other | 8 | 25% |
Unknown | 5 | 16% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 63% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 6% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 3% |
Arts and Humanities | 1 | 3% |
Other | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 5 | 16% |