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Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases publishes original articles on the prevalence, causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of sarcoidosis, vasculitis and interstitial lung diseases.

The Journal is the official journal of the World Association of Sarcoidosis and other Granolumatous Disorders (WASOG).

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Online First

Lung transplantation for Interstitial Lung disease, the experience of an outpatient clinic

Maria Jacob, Carla Damas
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Methotrexate in sarcoidosis: hematologic and hepatic toxicity encountered in a large cohort over a six year period

Robert P. Baughman, Johanna Cremers, Martina Harmon, Elyse Lower, Marjolein Drent
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Fatal consequences of therapeutic thoracentesis in patients with systemic sclerosis

Tsvi Sirotkin, Aiman Natour, Ori Wand, Yair Levy
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Current Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2020)

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Published: 2020-07-08

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Editorial

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Disease: alive and still growing

Robert P. Baughman, Antonella Caminati, Claudia Ravaglia, Luca Richeldi, Paola Rottoli, Sara Tomassetti, Carlo Vancheri
Abstract 80 | PDF Downloads 56

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Review

Infection prevention in sarcoidosis: proposal for vaccination and prophylactic therapy

Huzaefah Syed, Christian Ascoli, Catharina Linssen, Christen Vagts, Thomas Iden, Aamer Syed, Jordana Kron, Kelly Polly, David Perkins, Patricia Finn, Richard Novak, Marjolein Drent, Robert Baughman, Nadera Sweiss
Abstract 50 | PDF Downloads 36

Page 87-98

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Original Articles: Clinical Research

The right upper lobe bronchus angle: A tool for differentiating fibrotic and non-fibrotic sarcoidosis

Mary Salvatore, Danielle Toussie, Nadiya Pavlishyn, David Yankelevitz, Timothy O'Connor, Claudia Henschke, Maria Padilla
Abstract 70 | PDF Downloads 30

Page 99-103

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Sarcoidosis and increased risk of comorbidities and mortality in Sweden

Johanna Larsson, Pål Graff, Ing-Liss Bryngelsson, Per Vihlborg
Abstract 27 | PDF Downloads 18

Page 104-135

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Treatment of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome-Related Interstitial Lung Disease: a Retrospective Cohort Study

Barkha Amlani, Ghada Elsayed, Umang Barvalia, Jeffrey P Kanne, Keith C Meyer, Nathan Sandbo, Zhanhai Li, Sara S McCoy
Abstract 35 | PDF Downloads 20

Page 136-147

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A real-world study of the tolerability and dosing of pirfenidone and its effect on survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Sahajal Dhooria, Ritesh Agarwal, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad, Valliappan Muthu, Mandeep Garg, Amanjit Bal, Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal, Digambar Behera
Abstract 30 | PDF Downloads 20

Page 148-157

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Predictors of cough-specific and generic quality of life in sarcoidosis patients

Branislav S. Gvozdenovic, Violeta Mihailovic-Vucinic, Mira Vukovic, Mihailo Stjepanovic, Ivana Buha, Strahinja V. Mihailovic, Nikola B. Maric
Abstract 17 | PDF Downloads 62

Page 158-168

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Obstructive sleep apnea in sarcoidosis and impact of CPAP treatment on fatigue

Pier-Valerio Mari, Giuliana Pasciuto, Matteo Siciliano, Jacopo Simonetti, Federico Ballacci, Francesco Macagno, Bruno Iovene, Filippo Martone, Giuseppe Maria Corbo, Luca Richeldi
Abstract 14 | PDF Downloads 11

Page 169-178

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A unique case of ovarian manifestation of systemic vasculitis that mimics ovarian cancer.

Ada Bielejewska, Arkadiusz Bociek, Martyna Bociek, Andrzej Jaroszyński
Abstract 33 | PDF Downloads 9

Page 179-183

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Long-term outcomes of epoprostenol therapy in sarcoid associated pulmonary hypertensio

Eric Abston, Matthew Moll, Stephanie Hon, Praveen Govender, Jeffrey Berman, Harrison Farber
Abstract 24 | PDF Downloads 11

Page 184-191

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The effect of the walk-bike on quality of life and exercise capacity in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a feasibility study

Monique Wapenaar, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Maria Molina-Molina, Maarten K.N. Stessel, Jasmina Huremovic, Eric W. Bakker, Isabella Kardys, Joachim G.J.V. Aerts, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek
Abstract 27 | PDF Downloads 10

Page 192-202

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Associations between interleukin 18 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to vasculitis: A meta-analysis

Jae Hyun Jung, Han Saem Jeong, Sung Jae Choi, Gwan Gyu Song, Jong-Ho Kim, Tae Hyub Lee, Youngjin Han
Abstract 29 | PDF Downloads 13

Page 203-211

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Role of alveolar collapse in idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Hiroshi Ishii, Hisako Kushima, Masaki Fujita, Kazuki Nabeshima, Kentaro Watanabe
Abstract 29 | PDF Downloads 28

Page 212-217

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Real world experience of response to pirfenidone in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a two centre retrospective study

James Eaden, Christopher M. Barber, Stephen Renshaw, Nazia Chaudhuri, Stephen Bianchi
Abstract 26 | PDF Downloads 23

Page 218-224

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Case Series

Non-tuberculous, adenosine deaminase-positive lymphocytic pleural effusion: Consider immunoglobulin G4-related disease

Ori Wand, Ben Fox, Osnat Shtraichman, Osnat Moreh-Rahav, Moti Kramer
Abstract 15 | PDF Downloads 10

Page 225-230

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Rapidly non-IPF progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease: a phenotype with an IPF-like behavior

Ngu Khine, Dalia Mudawi, Pilar Rivera-Ortega, Colm Leonard, Nazia Chaudhuri, George A. Margaritopoulos
Abstract 49 | PDF Downloads 15

Page 231-233

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Treatment of newly diagnosed sarcoid-associated pulmonary hypertension with ambrisentan and tadalafil combination therapy

Eric Abston, Stephanie Hon, Romy Lawrence, Jeffrey Berman, Praveen Govender, Harrison W. Farber
Abstract 24 | PDF Downloads 8

Page 234-238

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Letter to Editor

Pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to Takayasu’s Arteritis: management using a combined medical and interventional approach

Matthew Nitzberg, Raj Parikh, Praveen Govender, Harrison W Farber
Abstract 14 | PDF Downloads 8

Page 239-241

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Subcutaneous sarcoidosis: a report of 13 cases and its association with extracutaneous sarcoidosis

Toshiyuki Yamamoto
Abstract 28 | PDF Downloads 18

Page 242-245

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