Abstract:characteristics of autoimmune diseases associated with sarcoidosis (sarcoidosisoverlap group) patients and isolated sarcoidosis (isolated sarcoidosis group) were analyzed and compared. Results: Autoimmune disease was detected in 15 (11.5%) of 131 patients with sarcoidosis (1Sjögren syndrome, 3rheumatoid arthritis, 1Still disease, 1scleroderma, 4ankylosing spondylitis, 1familial Mediterranean fever, 1gut arthritis, 1immune trombocytopenic purpura, 1Hashimoto thyroiditis and 1Graves disease). Most of these disea… Show more
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