Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis (SAR-coy-DOH-sis) is a systemic,disease,

associated, with, inflammation,it, usually, starts,

in the lungs, or lymph nodes,

but it can, affect, almost, any body,organ,

The disease, may be diagnosed, by evaluating, the patient’s,

medical, history, physical, examination,

and chest x-ray, and eliminating, other possible,

causes for the symptom,it may affect, a variety, of different,

organs,

Lungs and Lymph

The lungs, and lymph,

The cause, of is uncertain, it may be, triggered,

by an infection, or an abnormal, response, of the immune,

system,

The heredity, can play, a significant, role,

The disease, develops, between, 20,and 40, years,

and it is more,common, in Scandinavians, and Afro-Americans,

Some people, appear, to have, a genetic, predisposition,

for developing, the disease, which may, be, triggered,

by exposure,to specific, bacteria, viruses, dust or chemicals,

Researchers, are still, trying, to pinpoint, the genes,

and trigger, substances, that may be associated, with

sarcoidosis.

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Symptoms

Additional, symptoms, include an enlarged, spleen, leading,

to decreased, platelet, counts, in the, blood, and pain,

in the, abdomen,

and, a nasal, obstruction, or recurrent, bouts, of sinusitis,

Patients,with severe, symptoms, or severely, affected, lung,

function, tests, usually, require, treatment, with steroids,

Prednisone, is the most, commonly, used, drug, with treatment,

started, at a moderate, dose, for several,weeks, and gradually,

reduced, according, to response it is often, not a serious,

disease, and in some,cases, will resolve, with

or without, treatment,
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Joint symptoms

IT can occasionally, cause, major, handicap, depending,

on which organs, are involved,

and rarely,it can be, life-threatening,

Some, people, who, have it, never, develop, symptoms,

in acute cases, there, may, be symptoms, including,

cough, fever, night, sweats, weight, loss, fatigue,

pain, in the joints, and painful, red, lesions, on the shins,

Six months, or more, after, the diagnosis, of sarcoidosis,

up to 40%, of patients, may develop, joint, symptoms,

due, to glaucomatous, arthritis,

Cancer symptoms

Allergic reaction

The glaucomatous, synovitis,

usually, follows, a chronic, transient, or relapsing,

course, which may eventually, lead,

to irreversible, joint, damage,

The cause, of it is unknown,

It is thought, that it may, be an allergic, reaction,

to chemicals, or the result, of an infection,

This disease, is very, rare, in young children,

Sarcoidosis is a multi system disorder of unknown origin.

It involves the immune system and causes inflammation

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Inflammation

and granulose, in organs, throughout, the body,

It usually, starts, in the lungs, or lymph, nodes, in the chest,

It is thought, that, inflammation,

of the alveoli,tiny, sac, like, air, spaces, in lungs, where,

carbon, dioxide, and oxygen, are exchanged,

is the start, of the disease, process, in the lungs,

Less common, symptoms, include, itching, burning, or dry eyes,

Some, people, with sar, may also be afflicted, with sinus,

problems, like, runny, nose, a hoarse voice,

or chronic, sinus, infections,

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Tiny Lumps0

Lung sar, is characterized, by the formation, of tiny lumps,

of cells, (granulose), in the lungs,

The most, affected, organ, is lung,

At the chest, radiography, there, can, seen , nodules,

that have, an enlarged, volume,

it leads to lung inflammation, that, eventually, leads,

to scarring ,and cyst, formation, that cause,

coughing, and breathing, difficulty,

Biopsy, of lung ,tissue, is very, helpful,

in the diagnosis, of it.

Sarcoidosis

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