Clinical characteristics and computed tomography findings in Arab patients diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis
| Autor: | Arthur C. Isnani, Ali M. AlShahrani, Shaffi A. Shaikh, Mohammed O Alanezi, Majdy M Idrees, Esam H. Alhamad, Mohammad K. Chaudhry |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pulmonary Fibrosis Computed tomography Young Adult Pulmonary sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis Pulmonary medicine Humans Young adult Aged Retrospective Studies Bronchiectasis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Follow up studies Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Arabs Respiratory Function Tests Tomography x ray computed Original Article Female Radiology Sarcoidosis Lymph Nodes business Tomography X-Ray Computed Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0975-4466 0256-4947 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Sarcoidosis is prevalent worldwide with significant heterogeneity across different ethnic groups. We aimed To describe the clinical characteristics and computed tomography findings among Arab patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis. METHODS: A retrospective study of patient demographics, symptoms, co-morbid illness, sarcoidosis stage, treatment, pulmonary function and CT results. RESULTS: Of 104 patients, most (77%) were 40 years of age or older at diagnosis, and females in this category (≥40 years) significantly outnumbered male patients (69/104 (66.3%) vs. 35/104 (33.7%), P=.003). The most common complaints were dyspnea (76%), cough (72.1%) and weight loss (32.7%). The majority of patients displayed impairment in lung function parameters at presentation. However, significant impairment in forced vital capacity, percentage predicted (FVC%) ( |
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