Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
In 90 percent of the diagnosed cases, the inflammation is in the lungs and is called pulmonary sarcoidosis.
However, sarcoidosis may also occur in the lymph nodes, eyes, skin, joints, spleen, liver, kidney, heart, brain, salivary glands or nervous system.
Sarcoidosis occurs more frequently in Caucasians of European...
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Sarcoidosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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