Can tissue elemental analysis be used to differentiate sarcoidosis and tuberculous lymphadenitis?

Conclusions: High calcium and low iron levels in lymph tissue may be suggestive of caseating granulomatous inflammation and tuberculosis. In cases where differentiating between sarcoidosis and tuberculous lymphadenitis is difficult, performing tissue elemental analysis may provide additional supportive evidence for differential diagnosis.
PMID: 32755112 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks - June 30, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Araz Ö, Araz A, Yılmazel Uçar E, Akdemir F, Demirci E, Aydın Y, Kerget B, Akgün M Tags: Tuberk Toraks Source Type: research