title: [The diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis without intrathoracic signs].
abstract: Since it is difficult to diagnose ocular sarcoidosis without intrathoracic signs we studied the ocular stage, broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB). Our results showed that we can diagnose such patients as sarcoidosis when BALF lymphocytes are over 20%, the CD4+/CD8+ ratio is over 3.0 and alveolitis is noticed on TBLB. From this point of view, it may be that a diagnosis of clinical sarcoidosis without pathological diagnosis is possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto Municipal Hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takenaka
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology