Associations between occupational and environmental exposures and organ involvement in sarcoidosis: a retrospective case-case analysis

Abstract Background Sarcoidosis most commonly affects lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes, but any other organ can be involved. In epidemiological studies, many occupational and environmental exposures have been linked to sarcoidosis but their relationship with the disease phenotype has barely been...

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Main Authors: Steven Ronsmans, Jolien De Ridder, Eline Vandebroek, Stephan Keirsbilck, Benoit Nemery, Peter H. M. Hoet, Steven Vanderschueren, Wim A. Wuyts, Jonas Yserbyt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01818-5