Reply to P. B. et al., to Fahim and Rosewarne, and to Reich

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Karen C Patterson et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020.

. 2020 Nov 1;202(9):1322-1324.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202006-2328LE.

No abstract available

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Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Crouser ED, Maier LA, Wilson KC, Bonham CA, Morgenthau AS, Patterson KC, Abston E, Bernstein RC, Blankstein R, Chen ES, Culver DA, Drake W, Drent M, Gerke AK, Ghobrial M, Govender P, Hamzeh N, James WE, Judson MA, Kellermeyer L, Knight S, Koth LL, Poletti V, Raman SV, Tukey MH, Westney GE, Baughman RP. Crouser ED, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr 15;201(8):e26-e51. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202002-0251ST. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32293205 Free PMC article.
Confirmatory Tissue Sampling in Clinical Stage I Sarcoidosis.
Reich JM. Reich JM. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov 1;202(9):1321-1322. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202005-1591LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32678666 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Tissue Sampling in Suspected Sarcoidosis: Can We Avoid Mediastinal Procedures?
Fahim A, Rosewarne D. Fahim A, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov 1;202(9):1321. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202004-1501LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32678668 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis: A Forgotten Tool?
P B S, Mittal S, Madan K, Mohan A, Tiwari P, Hadda V. P B S, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov 1;202(9):1320-1321. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202004-1178LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32678670 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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