Sarcoidosis is a noninfectious, multisystem, granulomatous disease of unknown cause, affecting young and middle-aged adults.
Frequently presents with bilateral hilar adenopathy, pulmo...
Many patients undergo spontaneous remission.
No treatment may be necessary in asymptomatic individuals, but treatment may be required for cardiac, CNS, renal, or ocular involvement.
No treatme...
Approximately 23% of patients with sarcoidosis will develop a new disease manifestation within 3 years of baseline evaluation.
Monitor serum calc...
D86.89 Sarcoidosis of other sites
D86.81 Sarcoid meningitis
D86.2 Sarcoidosis of lung with sarcoidosis of lymph nodes
D86.8 Sarcoidosis of other sites
D86.87 Sarcoid myositis
D86.0 Sarcoidosis o...
Sarcoidosis is a noninfectious, multisystem, granulomatous disease of unknown cause, typically affecting young and middle-aged adults.
Diagnosis is based on clinical findings, exclusion...
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FIGURE 28.2. Radiographs illustrating the different stages of sarcoidosis. A: Stage I. Bilateral hilar adenopathy and paratracheal adenopathy with normal lung fields. B: Stage II. Bilateral hilar adenopathy with interstitial lung field involvement. C: Stage III. Lung field involvement only. D: Stage IV. Severely fibrotic lungs with volume loss and cyst formation.
FIGURE 28.2. Radiographs illustrating the different stages of sarcoidosis. A: Stage I. Bilateral hilar adenopathy and paratracheal adenopa...
Figure 5.62. Sarcoidosis-related retinal phlebitis with perivascular exudates known as "candle-wax drippings."
Schaumann body consists of fragmented irregular calcified basophilic refractile structure in the cytoplasm of a multinucleated giant cell in a sarcoidosis granuloma.
Schaumann body consists of fragmented irregular calcified basophilic refractile structure in the cytoplasm of a multinucleated giant cell ...