Sarcoidosis: An experience from a tertiary care center in Karachi Pakistan.

Autor:	Khan MA; 5th Year MBBS Student, Medical College, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Ibad HA; 4th Year MBBS Student, Medical College, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Hamid Hussain SM; 4th Year MBBS Student, Medical College, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Hassan M; Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Ali AS; Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Sarwar Zubairi AB; Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association [J Pak Med Assoc] 2022 Apr; Vol. 72 (4), pp. 785-789.
DOI:	10.47391/JPMA.0411
Abstrakt:	Objective: To assess the demographic and clinical characteristics and treatment of patients with sarcoidosis in tertiary care settings. Methods: The descriptive retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data from 2017 to 2019 of patients with established diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Data was collected on a predesigned proforma and it was analysed using SPSS 23. Results: Of the 974 patients evaluated, sarcoidosis was established in 108(11.1%); 58(53.7%) of them being females. The overall mean age was 50.9±12.9 years. Hypertension 49(45.4%) and diabetes mellitus 37(34.3%) were the most frequent co-morbidities. Extra-pulmonary manifestations were found in 27(25%) patients; ophthalmic 9(33.3%), musculoskeletal 8(29.6%) and skin 7(25.9%). Prednisolone was the mainstay of treatment in 93(86.1%) patients. Conclusions: Sarcoidosis was not found to be rare in Pakistan.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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