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11 wrz 2022 · Older patients presenting with respiratory symptoms, specific skin lesions, ocular symptoms and/or constitutional symptoms without another more likely explanation should be considered as having possible sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis is associated with pulmonary embolism [63,64], which should be considered in sarcoidosis with the sudden onset of dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. Rarely, a pneumothorax can occur with pulmonary sarcoidosis from necrosis of subpleural granulomas or rupture of a cystic lesion in a patient with Scadding stage 4 fibrocystic disease ...
What are the symptoms of pulmonary sarcoidosis? Not all people with this condition have signs of disease. But pulmonary sarcoidosis symptoms may include: Chest pain. Cough that doesn’t go away. Fatigue, tiredness, malaise or generally not feeling well. Shortness of breath (dyspnea). Wheezing.
30 sty 2019 · General symptoms. Sarcoidosis can begin with these signs and symptoms: Fatigue; Swollen lymph nodes; Weight loss; Pain and swelling in joints, such as the ankles; Lung symptoms. Sarcoidosis most often affects the lungs and may cause lung problems, such as: Persistent dry cough; Shortness of breath; Wheezing; Chest pain; Skin symptoms
22 cze 2020 · We notice that sarcoidosis with onset ≥75 years old had statistically fewer respiratory signs (26.5% vs. 70%, P = 0.012), arthralgia (0% vs. 10%, P = 0.008) and erythema nodosum (0% vs. 30%, P < 0.001) than those with onset between 65 and 74 years of age, which supports the choice of a 75-year threshold.
Abstract. Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory condition with an unexplained predilection for the lung: over 90% of patients have radiographic or physiological abnormalities. Respiratory physicians therefore often manage patients, but any organ may be involved, with noncaseating granulomas the characteristic feature.
29 kwi 2024 · INTRODUCTION. EPIDEMIOLOGY. ETIOLOGY. TYPICAL PRESENTATIONS. Patients presenting due to abnormal chest imaging. Patients with pulmonary symptoms. Common extrapulmonary findings and pathognomonic syndromes. Presentation in children. ATYPICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF PULMONARY DISEASE. INITIAL EVALUATION. History and physical examination. Chest imaging.
