title: Southwestern internal medicine conference: sarcoidosis: immunology and clinical management.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas in the lung and other organs. Current evidence suggests that this response is driven by a foreign antigen whose identity remains unclear. In this article, the nature of the cellular immune response is explored and the value of local markers of inflammation in predicting clinical course is examined.
authors.affiliation: James M. Collins Center for Biomedical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235-9034.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Weissler
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000502:physiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2