ReviewTherapeutic advances in chronic disease2018
Epidemiology of sarcoidosis: current findings and future directions.
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122 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 284 citations in OpenAlex.
- Occupational exposures and sarcoidosis: a rapid review of the evidence.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2024Pooled it
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis in Qatar: Clinical Features, Diagnostic Profile and Treatment Patterns in a Multi-Ethnic Population.The clinical respiratory journal · 2026Observational
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- The Diagnostic Course of Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study Highlighting Risk Factors for a Delay in Diagnosis.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2026Article
- Epidemiology and demographic trends of sarcoidosis in southern West Bank, Palestine: a retrospective study (2019-2024).BMC public health · 2026Observational
- Chest radiographic findings suggestive of possible sarcoidosis in patients with nephrolithiasis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Silicosis, Sarcoidosis, and Silicosarcoidosis Are Overlapping Diagnoses and Difficult to Differentiate.American journal of industrial medicine · 2026Article
- Electrocardiographic abnormalities attributable to infiltrative cardiomyopathies: review and prevalence in patients with congestive heart failure.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026Review
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Pathophysiology and Diagnostic-Therapeutic Processes.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Diagnostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte, and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratios for assessing organ and multiorgan involvement in sarcoidosis: a retrospective single-center study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Contemporary management of sarcoidosis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Pulmonary sarcoidosis with pleural involvement in a 44-year-old patient: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Cardiac sarcoidosis in patients with recurrent ventricular arrhythmias refractory to endocardial ablation.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2025Article
- A Fulminant Case of Refractory Sarcoidosis Triggered by Infliximab-Neutralizing Antibodies.Cureus · 2025Article
- Occupational exposures in sarcoidosis: a protocol for a multicentre regional case-control study in the UK.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025Article
- Microbiome Against the Background of the Complex Aetiology in Sarcoidosis-What Do We Already Know?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- [Cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- The pleomorphic phenotype of neurosarcoidosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Pancreatic sarcoidosis: A case report and literature review.Medicine · 2025Review
- GWAS identifies genetic loci, lifestyle factors and circulating biomarkers that are risk factors for sarcoidosis.Nature communications · 2025Article
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Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous inflammatory disease with unknown etiology. Epidemiological studies have contributed greatly to our knowledge about sarcoidosis, providing critical information on the determinants and distribution of the disease. In this review, we summarize recently published findings from epidemiological studies on sarcoidosis. We review the epidemiological tools used, the incidence and prevalence of disease, mortality and cancer risk after sarcoidosis and nongenetic risk factors for sarcoidosis. Genetics studies have not been included as they deserve a separate review. Leveraging existing epidemiological data to conduct etiological studies aimed towards understanding and preventing disease is critical for future sarcoidosis research.
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