Clinical features and prognosis of Chinese sarcoidosis patients.

Conclusions: Elevated serum angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a risk factor for recurrence in sarcoidosis patients, that may suggesting that patients with high granulomatous burden at the time of diagnose are more likely to relapse.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ma, X., Dai, H., Wang, C. Tags: Sarcoidosis and other granulomatous ILD/DPLD Source Type: research