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Diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis
Marina Papadia1, Carl P Herbort, Manabu Mochizuki
1Inflammatory and Retinal Eye Diseases, Centre for Ophthalmic Specialised Care (COS), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Introduction:
Sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder with an unknown etiology characterized by noncaseating granulomas. The disorder is a multisystemic disease and affects many organs, including most often the lung, lymph nodes, skin, heart, liver, muscles, and the eye.
Material And Methods:
[corrected] Based on a review of the literature and on an algorithm generated in an international workshop on sarcoidosis, this article provides the reader with a schematic and simple approach to the diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis.
Conclusions:
In a considerable proportion of cases it is the ophthalmologist who first sees patients presenting with the ocular expression of sarcoidosis. In countries where the incidence of sarcoidosis is common, like Japan, a complete workup should be performed, whereas in countries where the incidence of the disease is less high, a noninvasive approach may be warranted at first.