Intra-abdominal Complications of Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by non-caseating granulomas in the absence of other autoimmune processes, infectious diseases, or foreign agents. The etiology of sarcoidosis is not completely understood. Several organ systems can be affected, of which the most frequently involve...
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| author | Kristin Loening MacArthur Faripour Forouhar George Yung-Hsing Wu |
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| description | Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by non-caseating granulomas in the absence of other autoimmune processes, infectious diseases, or foreign agents. The etiology of sarcoidosis is not completely understood. Several organ systems can be affected, of which the most frequently involved include the lungs and lymph nodes. Intra-abdominal sarcoidosis is less common, but can be found in the absence of pulmonary or lymphatic disease. Intra-abdominal sarcoidosis is most often asymptomatic. However, long-standing unrecognized disease can result in life-threatening complications. The identification, monitoring and prevention of these complications will be discussed, with emphasis on both clinical and histological presentations of intra-abdominal sarcoidosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a16c3281c8124e85a13b49efb357df182022-12-21T21:58:16ZengElsevierJournal of the Formosan Medical Association0929-66462010-07-01109748449210.1016/S0929-6646(10)60082-4Intra-abdominal Complications of SarcoidosisKristin Loening MacArthur0Faripour Forouhar1George Yung-Hsing Wu2Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USADepartment of Anatomical Pathology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USASarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by non-caseating granulomas in the absence of other autoimmune processes, infectious diseases, or foreign agents. The etiology of sarcoidosis is not completely understood. Several organ systems can be affected, of which the most frequently involved include the lungs and lymph nodes. Intra-abdominal sarcoidosis is less common, but can be found in the absence of pulmonary or lymphatic disease. Intra-abdominal sarcoidosis is most often asymptomatic. However, long-standing unrecognized disease can result in life-threatening complications. The identification, monitoring and prevention of these complications will be discussed, with emphasis on both clinical and histological presentations of intra-abdominal sarcoidosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664610600824gastrointestinalhepaticpancreaticperitonealsplenic |
| spellingShingle | Kristin Loening MacArthur Faripour Forouhar George Yung-Hsing Wu Intra-abdominal Complications of Sarcoidosis Journal of the Formosan Medical Association gastrointestinal hepatic pancreatic peritoneal splenic |
| title | Intra-abdominal Complications of Sarcoidosis |
| title_full | Intra-abdominal Complications of Sarcoidosis |
| title_fullStr | Intra-abdominal Complications of Sarcoidosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intra-abdominal Complications of Sarcoidosis |
| title_short | Intra-abdominal Complications of Sarcoidosis |
| title_sort | intra abdominal complications of sarcoidosis |
| topic | gastrointestinal hepatic pancreatic peritoneal splenic |
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