Orthopedic Surgeons and Rheumatology

Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is illness involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells that kind lumps called granulomata. The illness sometimes begins within the lungs, skin, or lymph nodes. Less ordinarily affected are the eyes, liver, heart, and brain. The signs and symptoms depend upon the organ concerned. Only mild, symptoms are seen. Once it affects the lungs, wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, or hurting could occur. Some could have Löfgren syndrome with fever, giant lymph nodes, arthritis, and a rash called erythema nodosum.