Mycobacterial and Mycotic Antibodies in Sera of Patients with Sarcoidosis

Article1 December 1961Mycobacterial and Mycotic Antibodies in Sera of Patients with SarcoidosisResults of Studies Using Agar Double-diffusion TechniqueJOHN S. CHAPMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN S. CHAPMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-6-918 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the official pronouncement of the Committee on Sarcoidosis of the National Research Council, sarcoidosis is a "disease of unknown etiology." This view is not universally accepted. Since Pinner's description of sarcoidosis as an anergic form of tuberculosis (1), a view most notably seconded by Scadding (2), discussion has involved not only the tuberculous etiology, but also the possibility that ultimately the condition known as sarcoidosis may result from identical reactions to many different agents. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Dallas, TexasFrom the Department of Internal Medicine and the William Buchanan Laboratory of Tne University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.This study was supported by a grant from the Dallas Tuberculosis Association.Requests for reprints should be addressed to John S. Chapman, M.D., Division of Postgraduate Education, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas 35, Texas. 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