… Subsequent versions were developed following discussions by electronic means and
during face-to-face meetings. The initial version was sent to all authors of the guidelines for …

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) constitutes a group
of rare diseases characterized by necrotizing inflammation of small blood vessels and the …

… Płocka 26, 01–138 Warszawa, tel.: 508109567 e-mail: e.radzikowska@wp.pl … Jautzke G,
Muller-Ruchholtz E, Thalman U. Immunohistochemical detection of estrogen and progesterone …

Introduction: This document presents the guidelines of the Polish Respiratory Society (PTChP,
Polskie Towarzystwo Chorób Płuc) for diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary …

… Two pulmonary pathologists analyzed all lung specimens independently (RL and E.Sz.).
The following criteria were required for COP diagnosis: pulmonary infiltrations suggestive of OP …

Background Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous multiorgan disease with the most common
manifestation is in the chest, although the granulomas can also involve all other organs …

Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a life-threatening and underdiagnosed manifestation of the
disease, which requires a complicated and expensive diagnostic pathway. There is a need for …

Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a rarely diagnosed disease, however the incidence ratio was
estimated as 6-7/100 000. Disease can occur in cryptogenic form or as a secondary …

Introduction Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease which predominantly affects
the lungs, although granulomas can also involve all other organs, including the heart. …

… Additionally, 10 × 20 cm glass plates precoated with 0.25 mm layers of silica gel 60 F 254 (E.
Merck, … The effects (E) characterizing the particular individual factors were calculated using …