Clinical features and prognostic significance of splenic involvement in sarcoidosis

Tetikkurt C., Yanardag H., Pehlivan M., Bilir M.

MONALDI ARCHIVES FOR CHEST DISEASE, cilt.87, sa.3, ss.135-139, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 87 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4081/monaldi.2017.893
  • Dergi Adı: MONALDI ARCHIVES FOR CHEST DISEASE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.135-139
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease characterized by noncasefied granulomas in various organs. Incidence of splenic disease is variable and is reported to occur in 6.7 to 77 percent of the patients. Firm data establishing the clinical features and the association of splenic involvement with prognosis in sarcoidosis is scant. The aim of our study was to investigate the clinical features and the consequence of splenic involvement on the prognostic outcome of sarcoidosis patients.