Daniel A. Culver, DO Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic
Mary Jane Thomassen, PhD Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and the Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic
Mani S. Kavuru, MD Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic
Address: Mani S. Kavuru, MD, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, A90, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail kavurum@ccf.org
ABSTRACTThe wide-ranging, multisystemic manifestations of sarcoidosis can make diagnosis and management difficult. Corticosteroid treatment is effective, but the optimal time to start, the dose, and the duration of treatment are controversial. We are just beginning to understand the genetic basis of sarcoidosis.