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To the Editor: We were surprised that in their review of sarcoidosis, Newman et al. (April 24 issue)¹ did not mention Crohn's disease as a cause of granulomatous disease in the classification shown in their Table 1. Indeed, granulomas in the gut mucosa are the most characteristic pathological findings in Crohn's disease.

From a clinical point of view, sarcoidosis may also involve the gut, and this may lead to difficulty in distinguishing between Crohn's disease and sarcoidosis.² From a pathogenic point of view, the two diseases seem to share some features; examples include increased intestinal permeability in patients with active . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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