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[Severe phenotypes in sarcoidosis pulmonary involvement].
La Revue du praticien - 31 May 2008
Wallaert Benoît
Abstract excerpt
Severe forms of pulmonary sarcoidosis are not frequent and include stage IV pulmonary involvement and specific complications of intrathoracic sarcoidosis. Pulmonary hypertension may be due to granulomatous involvement of vessels and/or extrinsic compression of pulmonary arteries by enlarged lymph nodes. Bronchial stenosis is rare and delay in therapy usually result in corticoresistance. Mycetomas may develop in...
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