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Diagnostic methods of sarcoidosis
| Diagnostic methods | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Bronchoscopy | 1518 (50.6) |
| BAL | 892 (29.7) |
| TBLB | 504 (16.8) |
| Surgical lung biopsy | 573 (19.1) |
| Skin biopsy | 392 (13.1) |
| Musculoskeletal biopsy | 45 (1.5) |
| Othersa | 293 (9.8) |
| All subjects undergoing biopsy | 935 (51.3) |
| Unknown | 796 (26.5) |
BAL bronchoalveolar lavage, TBLB transbronchial lung biopsy
aOthers included needle, incisional, and surgical biopsy of the liver, the heart, and organs other than the lung, skin, muscle, bone, and joints
