sarcodosis

India
July 17, 2006 4:58am CST
i am suffering from sarcodosis, please tell me about sarcodosis and its treatment
2 responses
@aquarian83 (1944)
• United States
8 Oct 06
its granulomatous disease where in non caseating granulomas are formed in lungs leading to lung disease presenting as cough, breathlessness.. also people may have bumps on legs known as erythema nodosum... ACE levels may be increased.. On xray chest bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy may b seen.... treatment is steroids...
@Rileydog (197)
• United States
17 Jul 06
Here is some information from the US National Department of Health. I hope you get well. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/sarc/sar_whatis.html