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Are sarcoidosis and polymyositis related or does one cause the other?
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It appears that granulomata (sarcoidosis) per se does not exert a significant ill effect on surrounding muscle cells. Some times polymyositis leads to a diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
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Can sarcoidosis affect kidney?
If doctors think you may have sarcoidosis affecting other organs - such as the skin, heart or eyes - scans or examinations of these areas will usually be carried out.
Is polymyositis difficult to diagnose?
Often difficult to diagnose, because it is rare, because symptoms come on slowly, and because it can be mistaken for other diseases that cause muscle weakness (limb girdle muscular dystrophy).
Do tsunamis cause other storms?
No. A tsunami is not a storm and is not at all weather-related.
What organs are affected by sarcoidosis disease?
Organs that are affected by sarcoidosis disease include lungs, skin, eyes, musculoskeletal, nervous system, heart, reproductive system and other organs. This disease can affect any organ and this usually happens to more than one organ at a time.
Is there any other parts of the ecosystem related to Australia?
the answer is south Australia cause it has the same relation
What does sulfur dioxide do to your body?
It cause lungs irritation and other respiratory and blood related problems
How is sarcoidosis diagnosed?
It can't be cured, but you take steroids for the inflammation.
What is the life expectancy for dercums disease?
Most cases of sarcoidosis do not affect life expectancy, so the life expectancy for a person with sarcoidosis should be determined by other factors, such as the person's sex and whether the person smokes. In two thirds of patients, sarcoidosis does not recur within ten years.
What are the inflammatory myopathies?
The causes of IM are not known. An autoimmune process is likely, as these conditions are often associated with other autoimmune diseases and because they respond to immunosuppressive medication.
How are acceleration and gravity related?
If there are no other forces that counter it, gravity will cause an acceleration - basically it will change an object's velocity.
What is the cause of scleroderma?
Sarcoidosis is a multi system disorder characterized in affected organs by a type of inflammation called granulomas (gran-u-lo-mahs). The cause is unknown.Granulomas are tiny lumps of cells that can form in various organs of the body.Lungs, skin, liver, spleen, brain, nerves, heart, bones, joints, breasts and kidney's are some of the areas that can be affected. More than one organ can and usually is affected.Sarcoidosis can be in active and non-active phase.Here is a link to help you learn more. Sarcoidosis is a multi system disorder considered in affected organs by a type of inflammation called granulomas. The cause is unknown. Some people with sarcoidosis affecting their pituitary glands can develop diabetes insipidus.Sarcoid is an inflammatory disease marked by the formation of granulomas (which are small nodules of immune cells) in the lungs, lymph nodes and other organs.
What causes Numbness in finger tips and burning sensation also finger tips turn very white in color?
Without knowing more details could be many causes. Is this a chronic condition? Could be Raynaud's phenomenonhttp://www.answers.com/raynauds or combination of other related circulatory problems such as arthritis, polymyositis, carpal tunnel, drugs, exposure to cold, lupus etc. etc.
