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.
Sarcoidosis is estimated to affect about 1 in every 10,000 people in the UK.
what does Sarcoidosis on the skin look like and can it only affect the skin?
not very many. mostly female africans get sarcoidosis. roughly 200,000 in the US.
Serum ACE levels are elevated in approximately 80-90% of patients with active sarcoidosis
There's no cure for sarcoidosis, but the condition often improves without treatment within a few months or years. The symptoms are not usually severe and don't tend to affect everyday life.
It is sarcoidosis of the liver.
HIV is a virus and sarcoidosis seems to be an autoimmune disease.HIV is a virus and sarcoidosis seems to be an autoimmune disease.
The two main symptoms are shortness of breath and a persistent dry cough that will become worse with pneumonia.
Sarcoidosis can cause Secondary vasculitis
Sarcoidosis can affect people of any age, but usually starts in young adults aged between 20 and 50. It is rare in childhood. The condition affects people from all ethnic backgrounds, but it's most common in people of African descent.
The kidney
Perhaps. A lipoma is a fatty tumor but this in not usually seen in sarcoidosis.