Clinical manifestations and associated factors of uveitis in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis: a case control study.

ABSTRACT: Sarcoidosis, an idiopathic and inflammatory disease, affects various organs and can manifest as uveitis. Due to limited evidence, researchers investigated the risk factors associated with uveitis in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis. A retrospective study was conducted on 71 pulmonary sarcoidosis patients, including 19 with uveitis and 52 without. Data on involved organs, imaging findings, spirometry, and analyses from blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were collected. Logistic regression models were used for multivariate analysis. Among the 71 newly diagnosed pulmonary sarcoidosis patients, uveitis was observed in 19 patients (26.8%). No significant differences were found in clinical characteristics between patients with and without uveitis. Fewer patients with uveitis presented lun

SUBMITTER: Lee JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725472 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature