Abstract
Distinguishing sarcoidosis from pulmonary tuberculosis can sometimes be a great challenge to physicians, especially in developing countries where there is high prevalence of tuberculosis. Both tuberculosis and sarcoidosis are granulomatous diseases, however, tuberculosis has a caseating granuloma as opposed to sarcoidosis, which present with non-caseating epithelioid cell granuloma. Due to the marked clinico-radiological similarity of these entities and high prevalence of tuberculosis, these patients receive repeated courses of anti-tubercular therapy (ATT) while lung damage continues to progress.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2011.53
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Badar, F., Azfar, S. F., Ahmad, I., Yasmeen, S., & Kirmani, S. (2011). Diagnostic Difficulties in Differentiating Sarcoidosis from Tuberculosis. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2011.53
MLA 9
Badar, Farheen, et al. "Diagnostic Difficulties in Differentiating Sarcoidosis from Tuberculosis." Oman Medical Journal, 2011. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2011.53.
Chicago (author–date)
Badar, Farheen, Shah Farhan Azfar, Ibne Ahmad, Shagufta Yasmeen, and Sanna Kirmani. 2011. "Diagnostic Difficulties in Differentiating Sarcoidosis from Tuberculosis." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2011.53.
Harvard
Badar, F., Azfar, S. F., Ahmad, I., Yasmeen, S. and Kirmani, S. (2011) 'Diagnostic Difficulties in Differentiating Sarcoidosis from Tuberculosis', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2011.53.
Vancouver
Badar F, Azfar SF, Ahmad I, Yasmeen S, Kirmani S. Diagnostic Difficulties in Differentiating Sarcoidosis from Tuberculosis. Oman Medical Journal. 2011. doi:10.5001/omj.2011.53
IEEE
F. Badar, S. F. Azfar, I. Ahmad, S. Yasmeen, and S. Kirmani, "Diagnostic Difficulties in Differentiating Sarcoidosis from Tuberculosis," Oman Medical Journal, 2011, doi: 10.5001/omj.2011.53.