How is sarcoidosis?

➢ Granulomas also form in the lungs and elsewhere in a disease known as sarcoidosis, which may be caused by occult mycobacterial infection ➢ Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder characterized by non-caseating granulomatous inflammation. ➢ It is classified as either acute or chronic – the former does not necessarily precede the latter form ➢ Acute sarcoidosis (approx. ⅓ of the cases) has an abrupt onset, with constitutional symptoms but is selflimiting after a few years. Other manifestations include cough, dyspnea, anterior uveitis, erythema nodosum, and arthralgia