Extrapulmonary involvement in patients with sarcoidosis in Turkey

Okumus G., Musellim B., Cetinkaya E., Turker H., Uzaslan E., Yenturk E., ...Daha Fazla

RESPIROLOGY, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.446-450, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01878.x
  • Dergi Adı: RESPIROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.446-450
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: clinical epidemiology, extrapulmonary involvement, sarcoidosis
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and objective: Extrapulmonary sarcoidosis is common, and is almost always associated with concomitant thoracic involvement. Extrapulmonary manifestations vary on the basis of gender, age at presentation and ethnicity. The aim of this study was to investigate extrapulmonary involvement in patients with sarcoidosis in Turkey.