Difference between revisions of "Sarcoidosis"

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| ClinDDx    = [[lymphoma]], [[metastatic]] carcinoma, [[Wegener's granulomatosis]], others
| ClinDDx    = [[lymphoma]], [[metastatic]] carcinoma, [[Wegener's granulomatosis]], others
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'''Sarcoidosis''' is non-necrotizing [[granulomatous disease]] of unknown etiology.  It classically associated with (pulmonary) hilar lymphadenopathy.  It may be found in almost any organ, e.g. [[heart]], [[appendix]].
'''Sarcoidosis''' is non-necrotizing [[granulomatous disease]] of unknown etiology.  It classically associated with (pulmonary) hilar lymphadenopathy.  It may be found in almost any organ.
 
This article covers the topic in general and focuses on the [[lung]] aspects. [[Cardiac sarcoidosis]] is dealt with separate.


==General==
==General==
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