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. 1990 Jan;28(1):70-3.

[The diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis without intrathoracic signs]

[Article in Japanese]
S Takenaka  1
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  • PMID: 2355690

[The diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis without intrathoracic signs]

[Article in Japanese]
S Takenaka. Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi. 1990 Jan.

Abstract

Since it is difficult to diagnose ocular sarcoidosis without intrathoracic signs we studied the ocular stage, broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB). Our results showed that we can diagnose such patients as sarcoidosis when BALF lymphocytes are over 20%, the CD4+/CD8+ ratio is over 3.0 and alveolitis is noticed on TBLB. From this point of view, it may be that a diagnosis of clinical sarcoidosis without pathological diagnosis is possible.

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