Chronic Sarcoidosis
Health Encyclopedia: Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a disease of unknown cause in which inflammation occurs in the lymph nodes, lungs, liver, eyes, skin, or other tissues.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The cause of the disease is unknown. Sarcoidosis is marked byabnormal inflammatory masses(granulomas)in certain organs of the body. Granulomas are clusters of immune cells (macrophages, lymphocytes, and multinucleated giant cells). The diseasecan affect almost any organ of the body, although it most...
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Neurosarcoidosis
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