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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2014.305 | DOI Listing |
J Neurol
January 2025
Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique, Hôpitaux de Paris, Inserm U974, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France.
Objectives: Granulomatous myositis (GM) is a rare entity whose precise clinical features and therapeutic outcomes have not yet been well defined. Given the limited evidence, data from a large cohort of patients is needed to aid in the recognition and management of this condition.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed our institutional databases to identify patients who had myositis and non-caseating granuloma on muscle biopsy (GM).
Occup Med (Lond)
January 2025
MTW-Holding, Minsk 220070, Belarus.
Background: Preceding studies of environmental and occupational risk factors of sarcoidosis yielded inconsistent findings.
Aims: We aimed to ascertain the occupational risk factors for sarcoidosis in a case-control study.
Methods: A total of 237 sarcoidosis patients with a histologically confirmed diagnosis were matched with 474 controls for sex and age (median 49, interquartile range 37; 60 years) recruited from the university hospitals and outpatient centres in Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Introduction: Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by granulomas, the etiology of which remains unclear. This study examines sarcoidosis-related mortality trends in the United States from 1999 to 2020, with a focus on disparities pertaining to patient sex, geographical location, and urbanization status.
Methods: We analyzed death certificate data from the CDC WONDER database, using ICD-10 code D86.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate demographic features, diagnoses of uveitis (intraocular inflammation), and real-world clinical practice in the use of local and systemic therapies for patients with uveitis in Tokyo, Japan.
Methods: Clinical records of 1,174 consecutive new patients (480 males, 694 females) referred to the Kyorin Eye Center, Kyorin University Hospital between January 2011 and December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed.
Results: Mean age at presentation was 52.
Arch Dermatol Res
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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