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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of 12 patients with biopsy proven sinonasal sarcoidosis

From: Sarcoidosis with involvement of the paranasal sinuses - a retrospective analysis of 12 biopsy-proven cases

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Pulmonary involvement

Lymphe node involvement

Other organ involvement

CT scan of sinuses

Sinus involvement

Granulomatous inflammation at sinonasal biopsies

Chest-X-ray type*

Epistaxis

Anosmia

Crusting

Polyps

FVC% pred**

DLCO% pred**

1

yes

no

bone

yes

MSB

yes

2

no

no

no

no

99.0

91.0

2

yes

no

CNS

yes

MSB, ES, FS

yes

2

no

no

yes

no

115.0

68.0

3

yes

yes

spleen, liver

yes

MSB, ES, FS

yes

1

yes

yes

yes

yes

97.3

100.8

4

yes

yes

none

yes

MSB, ES, FS

yes

2

no

yes

yes

no

76.6

64.6

5

yes

yes

none

yes

MSB

yes

2

no

no

no

yes

109.0

90.0

6

yes

yes

none

yes

MSS, ES, FS

yes

2

no

no

no

no

125.9

101.1

7

yes

yes

none

yes

MSB, ES

yes

2

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

89.5

67.3

8

yes

yes

bone, kidney, spleen

yes

MSB, ES, FS

yes

2

yes

yes

yes

no

126.0

55.0

9

yes

yes

bone

yes

ES, FS

yes

2

no

yes

yes

yes

133.0

90.6

10

yes

no

skin

n.a.

n.a.

yes

2

yes

yes

yes

no

50.0

63.0

11

yes

yes

skin

yes

MSB

yes

2

no

no

yes

yes

87.6

59.4

12

yes

yes

spleen, liver

yes

MSB, ES, FS

yes

2

no

no

yes

no

80.7

66.5

  1. N.A., not available; CT, computed tomography; * according to Scadding [reference [14]; FVC, forced vital capacity; DLCO, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide; ** predicted values according to European Community for Coal and Steel [reference [20, 21]; MSB, maxillary sinus bilateral; MSS, maxillary sinus singular; ES, ethmoidal sinus; FS, frontal sinus.