Sarcoidosis: child vs adult.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the features of sarcoidosis in children to those of adults. In spite of the fact that sarcoidosis is a disease frequently seen in adults of 30-40 years, pediatric cases have rarely been reported.


METHODS
The authors evaluated 17 (3.3%, 12 females, 5 males) of the 516 patients of sarcoidosis, aged 16 yr and diagnosed within a 36-year period.


RESULTS
When the features of sarcoidosis subjects diagnosed during the childhood period were compared to those of subjects >16 years of age, it was seen that patients with advanced stage of the disease were more in the first group (41.2% vs 18%, p=0.02). In addition, children had more frequent extrapulmonary (64.7% vs 40.3%) and lacrimal gland involvement (p values, respectively, 0.044 and 0.003).


CONCLUSIONS
When clinical data are relevant, sarcoidosis should be borne in mind. A child with sarcoidosis has more frequent pulmonary parenchymal and extrapulmonary involvement than in adults.
Yanardag
Halil
H
Department of Lung Diseases, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. halilyanardag@yahoo.com
Pamuk
Omer Nuri
ON
Uygun
Sedat
S
Demirci
Sabriye
S
Karayel
Tuncer
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis