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Sarcoidosis in Ciskei. A report on 15 cases
South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde
|September 14, 1985
Abstract:
Since 1977 15 patients with sarcoidosis have been seen at the Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, Ciskei. Three patients were 13 years of age or less and 5 were under 20 years; 6 patients had phalangeal osteolytic lesions, 5 with concomitant skin involvement. Only 3 patients had respiratory symptoms.
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