Sarcoidosis

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Causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and criteria, treatments and prognoses for sarcoidosis, a condition characterized by the formation of granulomas (inflammatory cells) on the lungs (and other organs).

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Tony Cox

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Causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and criteria, treatments and prognoses for sarcoidosis, a condition characterized by the formation of granulomas (inflammatory cells) on the lungs (and other organs).

Sarcoidosis - American Lung Association

Sarcoidosis is a disease of unknown origin that can cause lung damage, skin rashes, and eye disease and can affect other organs of the body.
http://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/sarcoidosis/
Sarcoidosis - NHS Choices

Sarcoidosis is a rare condition that causes small patches of red and swollen tissue, called granulomas, to develop in the organs of the body.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sarcoidosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Sarcoidosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - Healthline

Learn about sarcoidosis and its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and potential complications.
http://www.healthline.com/health/sarcoidosis
What is Sarcoidosis? - Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research

What is Sarcoidosis? Sarcoidosis (pronounced SAR-COY-DOE-SIS) is an inflammatory disease that can affect almost any organ in the body.
https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/awareness/what-is-sarcoidosis/
What is Sarcoidosis? - Symptoms and Treatment

What is sarcoidosis? The Cleveland Clinic provides information on the causes of sarcoidosis, common symptoms, treatment options and more.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases_conditions/hic_Overview_of_Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis: Learn the Symptoms of This Lung Disease - Medicine Net

Read about sarcoidosis, a chronic lung disease. Learn causes, symptoms (cough, erythema nodosum, eye inflammation, fibrosis, granulomas), diagnosis and treatment.
http://www.medicinenet.com/sarcoidosis/article.htm
Sarcoidosis: MedlinePlus

Sarcoidosis is a disease that leads to inflammation, usually in your lungs, skin, or lymph nodes. It starts as tiny, grain-like lumps, called granulomas. Sarcoidosis can affect any organ in your body.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sarcoidosis.html
What Is Sarcoidosis? - NHLBI, NIH

Sarcoidosis (sar-koy-DO-sis) is a disease of unknown cause that leads to inflammation. This disease affects your body's organs.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sarc
Sarcoidosis - Mayo Clinic

Sarcoidosis - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this inflammatory disease.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sarcoidosis/home/ovc-20177969
Sarcoidosis: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology - Emedicine Health

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that predominantly affects the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes. Sarcoidosis is manifested by the presence of noncaseating granulomas (NCGs) in affected organ tissues.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301914-overview
Sarcoidosis - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Sarcoidosis, also called sarcoid, is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells (granulomas) that can form as nodules in multiple organs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis Symptoms, Causes and Diagnosis - WebMD

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands. Get the facts about sarcoidosis from WebMD.
http://www.webmd.com/lung/arthritis-sarcoidosis

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Sarcoidosis
Other names	Sarcoïdosis, sarcoid, Besnier–Boeck–Schaumann disease^[1]

Chest X-ray showing the typical nodularity of sarcoidosis, predominantly in the hila of the lungs.
Pronunciation	sar-koy-DOH-sis
Specialty	Rheumatology, immunology
Symptoms	Depends on the organ involved^[2] Lungs: wheezing, cough, shortness of breath, chest pain^[3] Skin: lumps, ulcers, discolored skin^[3] Children: weight loss, bone pain, feeling tired^[3]
Usual onset	20–50 years old More common in women^[4]
Duration	Few years to long term^[2]^[5]
Causes	Unknown^[2]
Risk factors	Family history^[4]
Diagnostic method	Based on symptoms and tissue biopsy^[6]
Differential diagnosis	Tuberculosis, lymphoma, infectious mononucleosis, pulmonary eosinophilia^[7]
Treatment	Ibuprofen, prednisone, methotrexate^[8]^[9]
Prognosis	Mortality 1–7%^[5]
Frequency	1.9 million with interstitial lung disease (2015)^[10]
Deaths	122,000 with interstitial lung disease (2015)^[11]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Sarcoidosis - American Lung Association

Sarcoidosis is a disease of unknown origin that can cause lung damage, skin rashes, and eye disease and can affect other organs of the body.
http://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/sarcoidosis/
Sarcoidosis - NHS Choices

Sarcoidosis is a rare condition that causes small patches of red and swollen tissue, called granulomas, to develop in the organs of the body.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sarcoidosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Sarcoidosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - Healthline

Learn about sarcoidosis and its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and potential complications.
http://www.healthline.com/health/sarcoidosis
What is Sarcoidosis? - Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research

What is Sarcoidosis? Sarcoidosis (pronounced SAR-COY-DOE-SIS) is an inflammatory disease that can affect almost any organ in the body.
https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/awareness/what-is-sarcoidosis/
What is Sarcoidosis? - Symptoms and Treatment

What is sarcoidosis? The Cleveland Clinic provides information on the causes of sarcoidosis, common symptoms, treatment options and more.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases_conditions/hic_Overview_of_Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis: Learn the Symptoms of This Lung Disease - Medicine Net

Read about sarcoidosis, a chronic lung disease. Learn causes, symptoms (cough, erythema nodosum, eye inflammation, fibrosis, granulomas), diagnosis and treatment.
http://www.medicinenet.com/sarcoidosis/article.htm
Sarcoidosis: MedlinePlus

Sarcoidosis is a disease that leads to inflammation, usually in your lungs, skin, or lymph nodes. It starts as tiny, grain-like lumps, called granulomas. Sarcoidosis can affect any organ in your body.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sarcoidosis.html
What Is Sarcoidosis? - NHLBI, NIH

Sarcoidosis (sar-koy-DO-sis) is a disease of unknown cause that leads to inflammation. This disease affects your body's organs.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sarc
Sarcoidosis - Mayo Clinic

Sarcoidosis - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this inflammatory disease.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sarcoidosis/home/ovc-20177969
Sarcoidosis: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology - Emedicine Health

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that predominantly affects the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes. Sarcoidosis is manifested by the presence of noncaseating granulomas (NCGs) in affected organ tissues.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301914-overview
Sarcoidosis - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Sarcoidosis, also called sarcoid, is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells (granulomas) that can form as nodules in multiple organs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis Symptoms, Causes and Diagnosis - WebMD

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands. Get the facts about sarcoidosis from WebMD.
http://www.webmd.com/lung/arthritis-sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis
Other names	Sarcoïdosis, sarcoid, Besnier–Boeck–Schaumann disease^[1]

Chest X-ray showing the typical nodularity of sarcoidosis, predominantly in the hila of the lungs.
Pronunciation	sar-koy-DOH-sis
Specialty	Rheumatology, immunology
Symptoms	Depends on the organ involved^[2] Lungs: wheezing, cough, shortness of breath, chest pain^[3] Skin: lumps, ulcers, discolored skin^[3] Children: weight loss, bone pain, feeling tired^[3]
Usual onset	20–50 years old More common in women^[4]
Duration	Few years to long term^[2]^[5]
Causes	Unknown^[2]
Risk factors	Family history^[4]
Diagnostic method	Based on symptoms and tissue biopsy^[6]
Differential diagnosis	Tuberculosis, lymphoma, infectious mononucleosis, pulmonary eosinophilia^[7]
Treatment	Ibuprofen, prednisone, methotrexate^[8]^[9]
Prognosis	Mortality 1–7%^[5]
Frequency	1.9 million with interstitial lung disease (2015)^[10]
Deaths	122,000 with interstitial lung disease (2015)^[11]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and criteria, treatments and prognoses for sarcoidosis, a condition characterized by the formation of granulomas (inflammatory cells) on the lungs (and other organs).

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