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A Rare Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis With Extracranial Carotid System Involvement

Fanilda Souto Barros et al. Halsted Alarcão Gomes Pereira da Silva Daniela Souto Barros Simone Nascimento dos Santos

Introduction

Sarcoidosis is a disease of unknown etiology, whose pathogenesis appears to involve genetic, immunologic, infectious, and environmental factors. It was first described in 1889 by Ernest Besnier and is also called Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease.^,

In sarcoidosis, a noninfectious inflammatory process leads to the formation of granulomas, which predominantly affect the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes in approximately 90% to 95% of cases. Close to 30% of patients with sarcoidosis present with extrapulmonary involvement, which may be the primary manifestation of the disease or occur in isolation.^–

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Carotid Arteries
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A Rare Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis With Extracranial Carotid System Involvement

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