Is there a role for microorganisms in the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis?

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Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease that has the immunopathological features of being antigen-driven. It is a complex disease that appears to arise from the interaction of one or more triggers with an immunologically predisposed host. Previous reports of familial clustering and varying prevalence of sarcoidosis in different populations could reflect differences in ethnic predisposition or differences in local...

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