Book Description:
Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory granulomatous disease of unknown origin, with a wide variety of imaging features. The organs most commonly involved are the lungs, eyes, and skin. The characteristic histologic lesion, a noncaseating granuloma, has been described as affecting all organ systems. In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the diagnosis, epidemiology and treatment options for sarcoidosis. Topics include recent advances in the immunogenetics of sarcoidosis; nodular sarcoidosis; pulmonary hypertension associated with sarcoidosis; nuclear medicine imaging in the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis and an experimental model of sarcoidosis using Kveim tissue.(Imprint: Nova Medical)

Table of Contents:
Preface

Recent Advances in Immunogenetics of Sarcoidosis: Role of Human Leukocyte Antigen, pp. 1-28
(Ruth López, Gema Salgado, Ana Mª García, Alexandre Bosh, Rocío Álvarez, Manuel Muro, Immunology Service, University Hospital Virgen Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain)

Nodular Sarcoidosis, pp. 29-54
(Subramanian Malaisamy, Ayman O. Soubani, Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants, Fort Worth, Texas and others)

Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Sarcoidosis, pp. 55-78
(Tahuanty A. Pena, Ghulam Saydain, Ayman O. Soubani, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Nuclear Medicine Imaging in the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis, pp. 79-94
(Gang Cheng, Scott R. Akers, Esther Lim, Abass Alavi, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and others)

Predictors of Health Status and Symptoms Impairment in Sarcoidosis Patients, pp. 95-110
(Branislav S. Gvozdenovic, Violeta Mihailovic-Vucinic, Mira Vukovic, Mirjana Lapcevic, Vladimir Zugic, Jelica Videnovic, Snezana Filipovic, Aleksandra Ilic-Dudvarski, PPD Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, and others)

Imaging Findings in Sarcoidosis, pp. 111-132
(Maria P. Valencia, Neuroradiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA)

Sarcoidosis and Fungi: The Case for a Relationship, pp. 133-144
(Marjeta Terčelj, Ragnar Rylander, Clinic of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia, and others)

An Experimental Model of Sarcoidosis using Kveim Tissue, pp. 145-154
(Colin L. Crawford, Dulwich, London, United Kingdom, and others)

Index, pp. 155