inflammatory condition of unknown aetiology that can affect any part of the body, including the muscle, peripheral nerve, spinal cord, optic nerve, eye and more rarely other supraspinal structures
a rare, chronic, autoimmune disease of unknown cause that is characterized by the formation of nodules resembling true tubercles, especially in the lymph nodes, lungs, liver, eyes, bones, skin, joints, kidneys, and spleen
A chronic, progressive condition characterised by hard tubercles in almost any organ or tissue
Systemic disease characterized by granulomas in the lungs, lymph nodes, liver, eyes, skin, and other organs.
a chronic disease characterized by the presence of multiple, benign, tumor-like nodules in the lungs and in various other tissues.
The Condition"...Types of testing for sarcoidosis include: CBC; chem-7 or chem-20; ACE levels; chest X-ray; lymph node biopsy; skin lesion biopsy; bronchoscopy; open lung biopsy; gallium scan; nerve biopsy..."
a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands
an inflammatory condition that most commonly affects the lungs, but it can affect other parts of the body
A chronic disorder of unknown cause in which the lymph glands in many parts of the body including the Lungs, become enlarged.
An inflammatory disease characterized by small rounded growths (granulomas) that can develop almost anywhere in the body, usually affecting the skin, lungs, eyes, or joints. These growths are made up of blood vessels, cells, and connective tissue.
a systemic, granulomatous disease involving several organs as well as bone marrow. Heavy involvement of the heart and lung tissues as well as the immune system may make a patient with sarcoidosis not an ideal candidate for elective surgeries.
Chronic disorder of unknown cause which has a variety of manifestations, including the development of benign masses along the upper respiratory tract and in the chest. This disorder is often treated with drugs that suppress the immune system.
A disorder of unknown etiology in which non-caseating granulomatous inflammation occurs in multiple tissues and organs.
A condition in which small accumulations of proteins are deposited throughout the body. Swelling of the liver, lungs and spleen can cause disruption of those organ's functions. The etiology is unclear.
a chronic disease of unknown origin that is characterized by formation of tubercular-like granulomatous nodules in lymph nodes, lungs and elsewhere in the body.
A systemic disease involving the lungs, lymph nodes, skin, liver, spleen, eyes, phalangial bones, and parotid glands, characterized by granular nodules. Its cause is not known.
a rare inflammation of the lymph nodes and other tissues throughout the body.
condition that causes small, fleshy swellings in the tissue around the organs, usually in the liver, lungs, and spleen.
A chronic, progressive, systemic granulomatous reticulosis of unknown etiology, involving almost any organ or tissue, including the skin, lungs, lymph nodes, liver, spleen, eyes, and small bones of the hands and feet. It is characterized histologically by noncaseating epithelioid cell tubercles in all affected organs. Laboratory findings may show hypercalcemia and hypergammaglobulinemia, diminished or absent reactivity to tuberculin, and a positive Kveim reaction in most active cases.
Disease in which granulomas (nodules of inflamed tissue) form in the lymph nodes, lungs, skin and other areas. The cause is unknown. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss, fever, coughing, uveitis, cranial nerve palsies and skin lesions. Some patients also develop dry eyes.
A disease characterized by granulomas (small growths of blood vessels, cells, and connective tissue) that can lead to problems in the skin, lungs, eyes, joints, and muscles.
Rare disease of unknown cause, occurring primarily in young adults, that can affect the function of the lungs as well as other organs and tissues.
A disease of unknown origin that causes small lumps (granulomas) due to chronic inflammation to develop in a great range of body tissues. Sarcoidosis can appear in almost any body organ, but most often starts in the lungs or lymph nodes. It also affects the eyes, liver and skin; and less often the spleen, bones, joints, skeletal muscles, heart and central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). See the entire definition of Sarcoidosis
Rare disease of unknown origin, which afflicts essentially young adults and involves numerous organs, but particularly the repiratory apparatus (lungs). It is characterized by the presence of cell masses. ( sarcoïdose, n.f).
A disease causing granulomas (nodules of connective tissue) in various organs, most frequently affecting lungs, lymph nodes and liver.
an inflammation of the lymph nodes and other organs.
Disease that causes granulomatous inflammation.
A chronic disorder characterized by the formation of tubercles of epitheliloid tissue; the epithelium forms the covering of the internal and external organs of the body, including the lining of vessels. The disease commonly affects tissues of the liver, lungs, spleen, skin, mucous membranes, salivary and lymph glands. The lesions may disappear over time and progress to an inflammatory condition and fibrosis.
The Condition"...It is a granulomatous disease in which inflammation may occur in lymph nodes, lungs, liver, eyes, skin, joints, kidneys, liver and spleen, and other tissues..." Our Question about cervical node swelling"Enlarged and tender lymph glands in the neck, armpits and groin are a possible sign of sarcoiditis..."
The Condition"...The cause of Sarcoidosis is unknown, but some areas of exploration on its causes are ... A viral or bacterial infection (Sarcoidosis is not contagious, but resembles tuberculosis)..."
An inflammatory disease marked by the formation of granulomas (small nodules of immune cells) in the lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs. Sarcoidosis may be acute and go away by itself, or it may be chronic and progressive. Also called sarcoid.
Sarcoidosis (also called sarcoid or Besnier-Boeck disease) is an immune system disorder characterised by non-necrotising granulomas (small inflammatory nodules). Virtually any organ can be affected; however, granulomas most often appear in the lungs or the lymph nodes . Symptoms can occasionally appear suddenly but usually appear gradually.