Dominique Valeyre, Jean-François Bernaudin, Florence Jeny, Boris Duchemann, Olivia Freynet, Carole Planès, Marianne Kambouchner, Hilario Nunes
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease, with lung involvement in almost all cases. Abnormal chest radiography is usually a key step for considering diagnosis. Lung impact is investigated through imaging; pulmonary function; and, when required, 6-minute walk test, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, or right heart catheterization. There is usually a reduction of lung volumes, and forced vital capacity is the most accurate parameter to reflect the impact of pulmonary sarcoidosis with or without pulmonary infiltration at imaging...
December 2015: Clinics in Chest Medicine