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Table 1 Diagnostic methods of sarcoidosis

From: Prevalence and incidence of sarcoidosis in Korea: a nationwide population-based study

Diagnostic methods

N (%)

Bronchoscopy

1518 (50.6)

 BAL

892 (29.7)

 TBLB

504 (16.8)

Surgical lung biopsy

573 (19.1)

Skin biopsy

392 (13.1)

Musculoskeletal biopsy

45 (1.5)

Othersa

293 (9.8)

All subjects undergoing biopsy

935 (51.3)

Unknown

796 (26.5)

  1. BAL bronchoalveolar lavage, TBLB transbronchial lung biopsy
  2. aOthers included needle, incisional, and surgical biopsy of the liver, the heart, and organs other than the lung, skin, muscle, bone, and joints
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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