CASE STUDY:
23-Year-Old African American Female With Shortness of Breath and Cough for 3 to 4 Months

QUESTION ONE

Which of the following statements regarding the diagnostic pathway to sarcoidosis are false?

(A) Cigarette smoking significantly increases the risk of pulmonary sarcoidosis.
(B) A diagnosis of sarcoidosis is made on the first physician visit in < 20% of cases.
(C) The presence of pulmonary symptoms has been associated with a prolonged time (> 6 months) to diagnosis of sarcoidosis from the initial onset of symptoms.
(D) The presence of skin symptoms has been associated with a shorter time (≤ 6 months) to diagnosis of sarcoidosis from the time of first physician visit.
 
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