Clinical characteristics of pulmonary sarcoidosis in China: a retrospective, multicenter study
Pulmonary sarcoidosis predominantly affects middle-aged and young women and can be differentiated from intrathoracic lymph node TB by the presence of uveitis and myocardial sarcoidosis, although these manifestations are rare. A significant proportion of pulmonary sarcoidosis patients experience a reduction in their peripheral blood lymphocyte count. Chest CT scans often reveal symmetric bilateral enlargement of hilar lymph nodes, and in some cases, multiple nodules in the tracheal or bronchial mucosa. Both pulmonary sarcoidosis and intrathoracic lymph node TB show granulomatous inflammation, but tuberculosis lesions are more likely to necrose.
Authors
- Zhen Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-7617)
- Fen Tan
- Dan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1891-9352)
- Weimin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0826-0635)
- Linhui Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9669-3380)
- Zhuang Luo
- Kaige Wang
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
- Tongji Hospital (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2025.2540017
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China