PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Daniel A. Culver
AU  - Mary Jane Thomassen
AU  - Mani S. Kavuru
TI  - Pulmonary sarcoidosis: New genetic clues and ongoing treatment controversies
DP  - 2004 Feb 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 88--106
VI  - 71
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/2/88.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/2/88.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2004 Feb 01; 71
AB  - The wide-ranging, multisystemic manifestations of sarcoidosis can make diagnosis and management difficult. Corticosteroid treatment is effective, but the optimal time to start, the dose, and the duration of treatment are controversial. We are just beginning to understand the genetic basis of sarcoidosis.