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Kanchwala //et al.// showed that patients with sarcoidosis expressed the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin less than healthy subjects, and that sicker sarcoidosis patients expressed it least of all.((Kanchwala, | Kanchwala //et al.// showed that patients with sarcoidosis expressed the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin less than healthy subjects, and that sicker sarcoidosis patients expressed it least of all.((Kanchwala, | ||
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I tried my best to be unbiased as I was expecting to see about a 20% improvement in health of members, or in other words a 20-25% success rate. I was intending to compare this to the 10% success rate I found done on the use of prednisone to treat Sarcoidosis. That double blind report shows that 10% treated with prednisone achieve remission. (BTW remission in Sarcoidosis as far as I can find out is measured rather subjectively) | I tried my best to be unbiased as I was expecting to see about a 20% improvement in health of members, or in other words a 20-25% success rate. I was intending to compare this to the 10% success rate I found done on the use of prednisone to treat Sarcoidosis. That double blind report shows that 10% treated with prednisone achieve remission. (BTW remission in Sarcoidosis as far as I can find out is measured rather subjectively) | ||
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The following information is what I found: | The following information is what I found: | ||
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The reported frequency of ocular manifestations for sarcoidosis varies according to the source and group studied, but may be as high as 70%.(({{pubmed> | The reported frequency of ocular manifestations for sarcoidosis varies according to the source and group studied, but may be as high as 70%.(({{pubmed> | ||
- | * uveitis – Swelling and irritation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye. Most common is anterior uveitis, however, over a quarter of patients will have inflammation at the posterior of the eye, including retinitis pars planitis. according to the | + | * uveitis – Swelling and irritation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye. Most common is anterior uveitis, however, over a quarter of patients will have inflammation at the posterior of the eye, including retinitis pars planitis. according to the Cleveland Clinic, " |
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smoking reduces risk | smoking reduces risk |