@article{JTD3091,
author = {Katerina Manika and Ioannis Kioumis and Konstantinos Zarogoulidis and Ioanna Kougioumtzi and Georgios Dryllis and Georgia Pitsiou and Nikolaos Machairiotis and Nikolaos Katsikogiannis and Sofia Lampaki and Antonis Papaiwannou and Bojan Zaric and Perin Branislav and Haidong Huang and Qiang Li and Paschalis Steiropoulos and Paul Zarogoulidis},
title = {Pneumothorax in sarcoidosis},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {6},
number = {Suppl 4},
year = {2014},
keywords = {},
abstract = {While sarcoidosis is a relatively common but often underdiagnosed disease, pneumothorax appears to be a rare clinical event observed mostly at the late stages of the disease course. The precise underlying mechanism of such complication is unclear and probably involves the formation of bullae due to bronchial obstruction and retraction-collapse of distracted lung tissue. Thoracoscopic bullectomy represent the preferred treatment option for recurrent pneumothoraces. The administration of corticosteroids for the treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis may have a protecting effect for such recurrences, but remains a controversial issue.},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/3091}
}