Detection of Cutibacterium acnes in granulomas of patients with either hypersensitivity pneumonitis or vasculitis reveals that its presence is not unique for sarcoidosis.

Presence of C. acnes in granulomas is not unique to sarcoidosis but can also be found in patients with HP or EGPA. C. acnes may be involved in the pathogenesis of those granulomatous diseases in a mitogenic way. https://bit.ly/3pU0PeC.