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[Clinical features of Blau syndrome and early-onset sarcoidosis and associating CARD15/NOD2 gene mutations].
Nihon Rinsho Men'eki Gakkai kaishi = Japanese journal of clinical immunology - 1 Apr 2007
Kanazawa Nobuo
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Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease clinically characterized by swelling of bilateral hilar lymph nodes and histologically defined by non-caseating epithelioid cell granulomas. Among child cases, a special subtype, called the early-onset sarcoidosis, is known to appear in children younger than 4 years of age and to be characterized by a distinct triad of skin, joint and eye disorders without pulmonary...
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