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25 cze 2023 · Identify the characteristic signs and symptoms of sarcoidosis. Explain how to diagnose sarcoidosis. Describe the appropriate monitoring for asymptomatic, non-progressive sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disorder resulting in noncaseating granulomas in one or more organs and tissues; etiology is unknown. The lungs and lymphatic system are most often affected, but sarcoidosis may affect any organ. Pulmonary symptoms range from none to cough, exertional dyspnea and, rarely, lung or other organ failure.
11 lip 2024 · Sarcoidosis is a diagnosis of exclusion of granulomatous lung diseases, including tuberculosis and histoplasmosis. Typical history is essential to establish the diagnosis, and biopsy from affected organs is often required. Treated with topical corticosteroids for mild local cutaneous disease.
EUROPEAN LUNG FOUNDATION. Contents. 3 Introduction. 4 What is sarcoidosis? . 5 Who should receive sarcoidosis treatment? . 5 How should sarcoidosis be treated? Pulmonary sarcoidosis – afecting the lungs. Cutaneous sarcoidosis –afecting the skin. Cardiac sarcoidosis –afecting the heart. Neurosarcoidosis – mainly afecting the nervous system.
What are the signs and symptoms of sarcoidosis? Many people with sarcoidosis do not have any symptoms. Others have only vague symptoms that can be seen in many other illnesses, such as weight loss, fever, loss of appetite, depression, night sweats, and sleep problems. Symptoms that may come from problems with a specific organ include:
6 cze 2021 · Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology, characterized histologically by non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation, mostly affecting the lungs and thoracic lymph nodes. Here we review results from studies on sarcoidosis found in PubMed searches.
This Review summarizes the epidemiology, histopathology, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis.
