title: Familial sarcoidosis: high ethnic prevalence.
abstract: We report three sisters of Irish extraction who all developed sarcoidosis. The cases emphasize both the familial and ethnic preponderance of sarcoidosis which has not been adequately emphasized in the dermatology literature.
authors.affiliation: Skin Hospital, Birmingham, England.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Carmichael
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology