Sarcoidosis /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Taylor & Francis,
2006.
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| Series: | Lung biology in health and disease ;
v. 210. |
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Table of Contents:
- Sarcoidosis : a historical glimpse
- Epidemiology of sarcoidosis : general approach
- Differences in sarcoidosis around the world : what they tell us
- Mechanisms of granuloma formation
- Lymphocytic aspects
- Antigen-presenting cells in sarcoidosis
- Cytokines and chemokines in sarcoidosis
- Kveim-Siltzbach skin test
- Genetics of sarcoidosis
- HLA and the risk for sarcoidosis
- Effects of the genetic pattern on subsequent forms of sarcoidosis
- Sarcoidosis : the search for a potential pathogen
- Propionibacterium acnes as a cause of sarcoidosis
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Beryllium as a model for sarcoidosis
- Clinical presentation
- Radiological imaging in sarcoidosis
- Bronchoalveolar lavage in sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary function testing in sarcoidosis
- Markers of sarcoidosis
- Quality of life and health status in sarcoidosis
- The pathologic appearance of sarcoidosis and the relationship to mycobacteria
- Neurosarcoidosis
- Cardiac sarcoidosis
- Ocular sarcoidosis
- Hepatic and splenic sarcoidosis
- Dermatologic disease
- Osseous sarcoidosis : epidemiology, clinical characteristics, radiographic manifestations, and therapeutic options
- Calcium metabolism
- Rare forms of sarcoidosis
- Mechanism of therapy for sarcoidosis
- Corticosteroid therapy for sarcoidosis
- Nonsteroidal therapy of sarcoidosis
- Lung transplantation for sarcoidosis
- What the search for the etiology of sarcoidosis should continue
- Future direction of therapy for sarcoidosis