“…Similar trends have been noted in America. Sarcoidosis predominates in the Negro (Michael et al., 1950;James, 1971;Wilkinson, 1972) and there is a tendency towards necrotizing lesions (Klauder, 1925;Sullivan, 1939;Harrell & Durham, 1940;Ronchese & Schiff, 1951;Canizares, 1952;Irgang, 1955). As a highly exceptional feature, necrotizing lesions in sarcoidosis have been reported from Europe (Schaumann, 1924;Simpson, 1963;Bazex et al, 1970).…”