...Bart G. Denys; Yves Bogaerts; Kenneth L. Coenegrachts; An S. De Vriese Steroid-resistant sarcoidosis has conventionally been treated with various drugs, including methotrexate, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, antimalarial drugs and thalidomide, with variable success...

...A. F. Walls; A. R. Bennett; R. C. Godfrey; S. T. Holgate; M. K. Church 1. Mast cell activation in the lung was investigated by measuring concentrations of mast cell tryptase and histamine in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with bronchial carcinoma, sarcoidosis, extrinsic allergic...

... with sarcoidosis, twelve patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and three patients with shock lung was assayed by this technique. 3. Patients with sarcoidosis had increased plasma converting enzyme activity whether or not they were receiving steroid therapy. 4. Patients with chronic obstructive...