Sarcoidosis – time for a clinical refresher!

E M Irusen

doi:10.7196/AJTCCM.2022.v28i4.293|

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Published: 2022-12-19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2022.v28i4.293|

E M Irusen

Head, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

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Irusen EM. Sarcoidosis – time for a clinical refresher!. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 19 [cited 2026 Apr. 21];28(4):142. Available from: https://www.samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/614

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Prof K Dheda, MB BCh (Wits), FCP(SA), FCCP, PhD (Lond), FRCP (Lond). Head Department the Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Professor of Mycobacteriology and Global Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Director, Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, South Africa.

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Prof E M Irusen, MB ChB, FCP(SA), PhD. Head: Division of Pulmonology Department of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Stellenbosch & Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa.

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