Sarcoidosis: Pitfalls and Challenging Mimickers.

Front Med (Lausanne)

Staten Island University Hospital, New York, NY, United States.

Published: January 2021

Sarcoidosis, a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, may mimic other conditions at presentation often resulting in delayed diagnosis. These conditions include infections, neoplasms, autoimmune, cardiovascular, and drug-induced diseases. This review highlights the most common sarcoidosis mimics that often lead to pitfalls in diagnosis and delay in appropriate treatment. Prior to invasive testing and initiating immunosuppressants (commonly corticosteroids), it is important to exclude sarcoid mimickers.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7829200PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.594275DOI Listing

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