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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0028-3746</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Neumología y cirugía de tórax]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Neumol. cir. torax]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0028-3746</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Neumología y Cirugía de Tórax; Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas; Sociedad Cubana de Neumología; Sociedad Paraguaya de Neumología; Sociedad Boliviana de Neumología.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0028-37462017000100014</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Sarcoidosis: una serie de casos del nororiente colombiano]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Sarcoidosis: colombian northwest case series]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santamaria-Alza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yeison]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fajardo Rivero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier Enrique]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Industrial de Santander Hospital Universitario de Santander ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bucaramanga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>76</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>14</fpage>
<lpage>16</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0028-37462017000100014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0028-37462017000100014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0028-37462017000100014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Antecedentes:  La sarcoidosis es una enfermedad sistémica de origen no establecido que afecta principalmente a adultos jóvenes. El sistema afectado principalmente es el respiratorio. El objetivo del presente trabajo es mostrar la experiencia de un centro de referencia del nororiente colombiano para la generación de hipótesis y futuros trabajos de investigación en el tema.  Métodos:  Se incluyeron todos los pacientes con diagnóstico histopatológico de sarcoidosis del Servicio de Consulta Externa de Neumología del Hospital Universitario de Santander. Se realizó análisis descriptivo de los sujetos.  Resultados:  En total se incluyeron 8 pacientes, 50% de ellos fueron hombres, edad promedio 39.75 años. El síntoma con más frecuencia presentado en los pacientes con sarcoidosis fue la disnea. El compromiso pulmonar se evidenció en la mitad de los pacientes con predominio bilateral y de lóbulos superiores. El estado más prevalente de la sarcoidosis fue el estado I en el 50% de los casos.  Conclusión:  La sarcoidosis, aunque es una enfermedad infrecuente, representa un reto en el diagnóstico y tratamiento para el médico. En la serie presentada se encuentran datos compatibles con los reportados en otras latitudes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Background:  Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unestablished origin, that mainly affects the respiratory system as young adults. This paper&#8217;s objective is to show the experience of the Reference Center northeastern Colombia, for hypothesis generation and future research on the topic.  Methods:  All patients with histopathological diagnosis of sarcoidosis, attended in pulmonology service as out-patients at Santander&#8217;s University Hospital. Descriptive analysis was performed to the subjects.  Results:  8 subjects were included, 50% of subjects were male, mean age 39.75 years. The most often occurred symptom in patients with sarcoidosis was dyspnea. Pulmonary involvement was presented in half of patients with prevalence on bilateral and upper lobes. The most prevalent sarcoidosis state was state I in 50% of cases.  Conclusion:  Although Sarcoidosis it&#8217;s a rare disease, it represents a challenge in the diagnosis and medical treatment. The series presented are consistent with those reported in other latitudes data.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Sarcoidosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[sarcoidosis pulmonar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedades pulmonares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sarcoidosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pulmonary sarcoidosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[lung diseases]]></kwd>
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