Sarcoidosis is a disease portrayed by the development of small assortments of inflammatory cells (granulomas) in any piece of your body — most ordinarily the lungs and lymph hubs. In any case, it can likewise influence the eyes, skin, heart and different organs.
There is no remedy for sarcoidosis, yet the vast majority do very well with no treatment or just humble treatment. Now and again, sarcoidosis disappears all alone. In any case, sarcoidosis may keep going for quite a long time and may cause organ harm.
Signs and side effects of sarcoidosis shift contingent upon which organs are influenced.
Sarcoidosis can start with these signs and manifestations:
Sarcoidosis regularly influences the lungs and may mess lung up, for example,
Sarcoidosis may mess skin up, which may include:
Sarcoidosis can influence the eyes without causing any indications, so it's imperative to have your eyes checked routinely. At the point when eye signs and manifestations do happen, they may include:
Signs and indications identified with cardiovascular sarcoidosis may include:
Sarcoidosis can likewise influence calcium digestion, the sensory system, the liver and spleen, muscles, bones and joints, the kidneys, lymph hubs, or some other organ.
Description | Percentage |
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Cor pulmonale, or; cardiac involvement with congestive heart failure, or; progressive pulmonary disease with fever, night sweats, and weight loss despite treatment |
100 |
Description | Percentage |
---|---|
Pulmonary involvement requiring systemic high dose (therapeutic) corticosteroids for control |
60 |
Description | Percentage |
---|---|
Pulmonary involvement with persistent symptoms requiring chronic low dose (maintenance) or intermittent corticosteroids |
30 |
Description | Percentage |
---|---|
Chronic hilar adenopathy or stable lung infiltrates without symptoms or physiologic impairment |
0 |
Or rate active disease or residuals as chronic bronchitis (DC 6600) and extra- pulmonary involvement under specific body system involved
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