Can sarcosis be mistaken for Blepharitis?

Answer 1

First, anything can be mistaken for anything - doctors are human beings. It just depends on your doctor. If you go to a Doctor's Care or some other Doc-in-a-box place with something rare or strange - unlike syphilis or BV (which is what everybody is usually there for), then yes, you can be misdiagnosed. It happens rather frequently.

Sarcosis is a condition where there is a fleshy overgrowth of tissues somewhere. The neoplasms - or tumors - can be either malignant or benign. If they're malignant, you'll know it. If they're benign, they don't cause much trouble besides pushing up against things.

Blepharitis is a condition where the oil glands in the eyelids malfunction, resulting in an irritable, itchy, inflamed, sore, red eyelid. Look up Stye if you dont know what I'm talking about.

Sarcosis of the eyelid is VERY rare. If you have the irritability and symptoms of Blepharitis, it probably is Blepharitis, but get a second opinion from an opthamologist or eye specialist if you're skeptic. If it's not itchy or red, but there's something growing on the eyelid, looks like a tumor, its most likely squamous papilloma.

Answer 2

It is possible, however very unlikely since sarcoidosis involves granuloma formation in many organs of the body and is a more diffuse pathology than blepharitis which only involves the eyelids. The only way to diagnose sarcoidosis is to perform a biopsy on the affected tissue in question and examine it under a microscope.