Occupational category, job type, and sarcoidosis: Findings from a French multicenter study.
Evidence supporting an occupational hypothesis for sarcoidosis remains limited. The hypothesis of the present study was that some occupational exposures might be more prevalent among sarcoidosis patients than in the French population. A cross-sectional observational study design was used to collect…
Monitoring the safety of the adjuvanted human papillomavirus vaccine HPV-16/18-AS04 in association with pregnancy and potential immune-related diseases in China: A retrospective observational cohort study.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes cervical cancer. The objective of the study is to monitor AS04-adjuvanted HPV-16/18 vaccine (Cervarix, GSK) safety in a real-world setting in China, using electronic health records from the Yinzhou Regional Health Information Platform (YRHIP). This retrosp…
Granulomatous inflammation in histopathological samples: examining the aetiological spectrum, diagnostic challenges, and future perspectives.
Granulomas can be found in different tissues and are associated with a variety of processes. To understand the primary diagnoses is the aim of this study. We retrospectively described a cohort of patients with a diagnosis of granulomas in histopathological samples over an 11-year period. Demographic…
Unveiling the unexpected: Skeletal sarcoidosis with an extraosseous soft-tissue mass in the ligamentous portion of sacroiliac joint.
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous, multisystem disease of uncertain etiology that affects various organ systems, although musculoskeletal involvement is rarely the dominant feature. We present the case of a woman in her 50s with a history of pulmonary sarcoidosis who developed new lower back an…
Tumefactive parenchymal lesion of neurosarcoidosis responsive to infliximab.
Neurosarcoidosis is an uncommon manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis and can involve any part of the nervous system. Intraparenchymal tumefactive lesions are particularly rare and pose a diagnostic challenge due to their radiographic resemblance to high-grade gliomas or metastatic disease. Optimal…
Sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia as the first manifestation of probable cardiac sarcoidosis: A case report.
Cardiac sarcoidosis is an inflammatory heart disease that can cause conduction block, ventricular arrhythmias, and cardiomyopathy. Sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia is a high-risk presentation and may be the first sign of disease. A 69-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and…
Cardiac MRI Strain for Prediction of PET-defined Myocardial Inflammation in Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis.
Purpose To determine whether cardiac MRI strain parameters independently predict PET/CT-defined myocardial inflammation in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). Materials and Methods This retrospective study included patients with definite or probable CS who underwent cardiac MRI and fluorine 18 f…