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Sarcoidosis: Multimedia

Author: Ramy Yakobi, MD, MBA, Medical Director of Emergency Department, Beth Israel/Kings Highway Division; Lecturer, Physician Assistant School, Cornell School of Medicine; Lecturer, Pre-hospital Management of Patient, Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital; Director of Emergency Department, New York Community Hospital
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Updated: Jul 28, 2009

Multimedia

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Keywords

sarcoidosis, multiorgan disease, granulomatous disease, granulomas, noncaseating granulomas, lung disease, erythema nodosum, Kveim-Stilzbach test, bronchoalveolar lavage, pulmonary function test, PFT, tuberculosis, pneumonia, hypercalcemia, immunoglobulin M, IgM, hyperglobulinemia

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Ramy Yakobi, MD, MBA, Medical Director of Emergency Department, Beth Israel/Kings Highway Division; Lecturer, Physician Assistant School, Cornell School of Medicine; Lecturer, Pre-hospital Management of Patient, Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital; Director of Emergency Department, New York Community Hospital
Ramy Yakobi, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine and American College of Emergency Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Joseph A Salomone III, MD, EMS Medical Director, Kansas City, Missouri; Associate Professor and Staff Physician, Truman Medical Centers/UMKC School of Medicine
Joseph A Salomone III, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, National Association of EMS Physicians, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: eMedicine Salary Employment

Managing Editor

Gino A Farina, MD, Program Director, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Gino A Farina, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

John D Halamka, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John D Halamka, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Informatics Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Robert E O'Connor, MD, MPH, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System
Robert E O'Connor, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Physician Executives, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Medical Society of Delaware, National Association of EMS Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and Wilderness Medical Society
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