The two main symptoms are shortness of breath and a persistent dry cough that will become worse with pneumonia.
what does Sarcoidosis on the skin look like and can it only affect the skin?
Sarcoidosis is estimated to affect about 1 in every 10,000 people in the UK.
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
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.
It is sarcoidosis of the liver.
Pneumonia generally leads to an inflammation of the trachea. Because Pneumonia can affect the respiratory system, it may lead to increased phlegm or fluid in the trachea.
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.
A pulmonary infiltrate is a substance denser than air, such as pus, blood, or protein, which lingers within the parenchyma of the lungs. Pulmonary infiltrates are associated with pneumonia, tuberculosis and sarcoidosis.
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HIV is a virus and sarcoidosis seems to be an autoimmune disease.HIV is a virus and sarcoidosis seems to be an autoimmune disease.