Abstract
One hundred and ten cases of sarcoidosis seen in Cape Town over a 7-year period (1969-1975) are reported. Seventy-one patients were Coloured, 25 Black and 14 White. The calculated minimum incidence of sarcoidosis in the Cape Peninsula is 23,2/100 000 population in Blacks, 11,6/100 000 in Coloureds and 3,7/100 000 in Whites. Differences in the incidence, presentation, clinical and laboratory features in the three groups of patients are presented and discussed. The differences between Whites and Blacks are similar to those reported from the USA, and the Coloured patients resemble the Blacks. The study clarifies some of the misconceptions about the incidence of sarcoidosis in South Africa, and documents the similarity of sarcoidosis in American and African Blacks.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Sarcoidosis in South Africa. A comparative study in Whites, Blacks and Coloureds.
A1 - Benatar,S R,
PY - 1977/10/1/pubmed
PY - 1977/10/1/medline
PY - 1977/10/1/entrez
SP - 602
EP - 6
JF - South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
JO - S Afr Med J
VL - 52
IS - 15
N2 - One hundred and ten cases of sarcoidosis seen in Cape Town over a 7-year period (1969-1975) are reported. Seventy-one patients were Coloured, 25 Black and 14 White. The calculated minimum incidence of sarcoidosis in the Cape Peninsula is 23,2/100 000 population in Blacks, 11,6/100 000 in Coloureds and 3,7/100 000 in Whites. Differences in the incidence, presentation, clinical and laboratory features in the three groups of patients are presented and discussed. The differences between Whites and Blacks are similar to those reported from the USA, and the Coloured patients resemble the Blacks. The study clarifies some of the misconceptions about the incidence of sarcoidosis in South Africa, and documents the similarity of sarcoidosis in American and African Blacks.
SN - 0256-9574
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/918803/Sarcoidosis_in_South_Africa__A_comparative_study_in_Whites_Blacks_and_Coloureds_
L2 - https://www.diseaseinfosearch.org/result/6412
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -