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Sarcoidosis by Iannuzzi, Michael C, Rybicki, Benjamin A, Teirstein, Alvin S

“…Sarcoidosis affects people of all racial and ethnic groups and occurs at any age, although usually before the age of 50 years. The incidence of sarcoidosis…”
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Results of 188 whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scans in 137 patients with sarcoidosis by Teirstein, Alvin S, Machac, Josef, Almeida, Orlandino, Lu, Ping, Padilla, Maria L, Iannuzzi, Michael C

“…To study the role of whole-body 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) scans in the identification of occult biopsy sites and…”
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"Sarcoid like" granulomatous pulmonary disease in World Trade Center disaster responders by Crowley, Laura E., Herbert, Robin, Moline, Jacqueline M., Wallenstein, Sylvan, Shukla, Gauri, Schechter, Clyde, Skloot, Gwen S., Udasin, Iris, Luft, Benjamin J., Harrison, Denise, Shapiro, Moshe, Wong, Karen, Sacks, Henry S., Landrigan, Philip J., Teirstein, Alvin S.

“…Background More than 20,000 responders have been examined through the World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program since September 11,…”
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Mycobacterial catalase-peroxidase is a tissue antigen and target of the adaptive immune response in systemic sarcoidosis by Song, Zhimin, Marzilli, Lisa, Greenlee, Brian M, Chen, Edward S, Silver, Richard F, Askin, Frederic B, Teirstein, Alvin S, Zhang, Ying, Cotter, Robert J, Moller, David R

“…Sarcoidosis is a disease of unknown etiology characterized by noncaseating epithelioid granulomas, oligoclonal CD4(+) T cell infiltrates, and immune complex…”
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Distinctive clinical, radiographic, and functional characteristics of patients with sarcoidosis-related pulmonary hypertension by Sulica, Roxana, Teirstein, Alvin S, Kakarla, Shudhir, Nemani, Nimish, Behnegar, Anousheh, Padilla, Maria L

“…To differentiate the clinical, radiographic, and physiologic profile in patients with sarcoidosis with and without pulmonary hypertension. Retrospective…”
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A Case Control Etiologic Study of Sarcoidosis: Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors by Newman, Lee S, Rose, Cecile S, Bresnitz, Eddy A, Rossman, Milton D, Barnard, Juliana, Frederick, Margaret, Terrin, Michael L, Weinberger, Steven E, Moller, David R, McLennan, Geoffrey, Hunninghake, Gary, DePalo, Louis, Baughman, Robert P, Iannuzzi, Michael C, Judson, Marc A, Knatterud, Genell L, Thompson, Bruce W, Teirstein, Alvin S, Yeager, Henry, Jr, Johns, Carol J, Rabin, David L, Rybicki, Benjamin A, Cherniack, Reuben, ACCESS Research Group

“…Past research suggests that environmental factors may be associated with sarcoidosis risk. We conducted a case control study to test a priori hypotheses that…”
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Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Halm, Ethan A, Teirstein, Alvin S

“…A 65-year old man with hypertension and degenerative joint disease presents to the emergency department with a three-day history of a productive cough and…”
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The diagnostic pathway to sarcoidosis by Judson, Marc A, Thompson, Bruce W, Rabin, David L, Steimel, Joanne, Knattereud, Genell L, Lackland, Daniel T, Rose, Cecile, Rand, Cynthia S, Baughman, Robert P, Teirstein, Alvin S

“…To examine the time from the first physician visit to the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. The time required to diagnose sarcoidosis is dependent on the initial…”
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Thalidomide for chronic sarcoidosis by Baughman, Robert P, Judson, Marc A, Teirstein, Alvin S, Moller, David R, Lower, Elyse E

“…Thalidomide therapy has been shown to modify granulomatous diseases, such as tuberculosis and leprosy. Lupus pernio is a skin manifestation of sarcoidosis that…”
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Help for the diagnosis of some, but not all cases of Mycobacterium avium-complex pulmonary disease by Teirstein, Alvin S

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Familial aggregation of sarcoidosis: A case-control etiologic study of sarcoidosis (ACCESS) by RYBICKI, Benjamin A, IANNUZZI, Michael C, DEPALO, Louis, HUNNINGHAKE, Gary, JOHNS, Carol, JUDSON, Marc A, KNATTERUD, Genell L, MCLENNAN, Geoffrey, NEWMAN, Lee S, RABIN, David L, ROSE, Cecile, TEIRSTEIN, Alvin S, FREDERICK, Margaret M, WEINBERGER, Steven E, YEAGER, Henry, CHERNIACK, Reuben, THOMPSON, Bruce W, ROSSMAN, Milton D, BRESNITZ, Eddy A, TERRIN, Michael L, MOLLER, David R, BARNARD, Juliana, BAUGHMAN, Robert P

“…Despite reports of familial clustering of sarcoidosis, little empirical evidence exists that disease risk in family members of sarcoidosis cases is greater…”
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Usefulness of Programmed Ventricular Stimulation in Predicting Future Arrhythmic Events in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis by Aizer, Anthony, Stern, Eric H., Gomes, J. Anthony, Teirstein, Alvin S., Eckart, Robert E., Mehta, Davendra

“…The utility of programmed ventricular stimulation to predict future arrhythmic events in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis is unknown. Similarly, the long-term…”
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Respiratory symptoms and physiologic assessment of ironworkers at the World Trade Center disaster site by Skloot, Gwen, Goldman, Michael, Fischler, David, Goldman, Christine, Schechter, Clyde, Levin, Stephen, Teirstein, Alvin

“…To characterize respiratory abnormalities in a convenience sample of ironworkers exposed at the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster site for varying lengths of…”
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Sarcoidosis of the upper and lower airways by Morgenthau, Adam S, Teirstein, Alvin S

“…Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of undetermined etiology characterized by a variable clinical presentation and disease course. Although…”
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Depression in sarcoidosis by CHANG, Betty, STEIMEL, Joanne, MOLLER, David R, BAUGHMAN, Robert P, JUDSON, Marc A, YEAGER, Henry JR, TEIRSTEIN, Alvin S, ROSSMAN, Milton D, RAND, Cynthia S

“…Sarcoidosis, a chronic, multisystem disease, impacts quality of life and may increase depression risk. No previous study has reported the depression prevalence…”
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Comment on "the anergic state in sarcoidosis is associated with diminished dendritic cell function" by Becker, Christian D, Teirstein, Alvin S

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Comparison of sarcoidosis phenotypes among affected African-American siblings by Judson, Marc A, Hirst, Kathryn, Iyengar, Sudha K, Rybicki, Benjamin A, El-Ghormli, Laure, Baughman, Robert P, Donohue, James F, Elston, Robert C, Kavuru, Mani S, Moller, David R, Newman, Lee S, Rabin, David L, Rossman, Milton D, Teirstein, Alvin S, Iannuzzi, Michael C

“…To test the hypothesis that sibling pairs, who share genes and environmental exposures, might have similar phenotypic expressions of sarcoidosis beyond what…”
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Familial solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: a case report by Jha, Vinayak, Gil, Joan, Teirstein, Alvin S

“…This report describes the occurrence of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura in a mother and her daughter. No other occurrence of this rare tumor in members…”
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The Elusive Goal of Therapy for Usual Interstitial Pneumonia by Teirstein, Alvin S

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, defined pathologically as usual interstitial pneumonia, is a fatal disease that occurs most commonly among persons who are 60…”
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Two year prognosis of sarcoidosis: the ACCESS experience by Judson, Marc A, Baughman, Robert P, Thompson, Bruce W, Teirstein, Alvin S, Terrin, Michael L, Rossman, Milton D, Yeager, Jr, Henry, McLennan, Geoffrey, Bresnitz, Eddy A, DePalo, Louis, Hunninghake, Gary, Iannuzzi, Michael C, Johns, Carol J, Moller, David R, Newman, Lee S, Rabin, David L, Rose, Cecile, Rybicki, Benjamin A, Weinberger, Steven E, Knatterud, Genell L, Cherniak, Reuben

“…A cohort of 215 sarcoidosis patients from the ACCESS study underwent a clinical evaluation at study enrollment and two years later. Approximately 80% of…”
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