Sarcoidosis is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells that form lumps known as granulomata.
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Sarcoidosis is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells that form lumps known as granulomata.
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Sarcoidosis was first described in 1877 by the English doctor Jonathan Hutchinson as a non-painful skin disease.
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Sarcoidosis is accompanied by psychological distress and symptoms of anxiety and depression, which are associated with fatigue.
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Sarcoidosis'stologically, sarcoidosis of the heart is an active granulomatous inflammation surrounded by reactive oedema.
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Sarcoidosis has paradoxical effects on inflammatory processes; it is characterized by increased macrophage and CD4 helper T-cell activation, resulting in accelerated inflammation, but immune response to antigen challenges such as tuberculin is suppressed.
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Sarcoidosis is characterized by the formation of non-necrotizing granulomas in various organs and tissues.
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Sarcoidosis is confused most commonly with neoplastic diseases, such as lymphoma, or with disorders characterized by a mononuclear cell granulomatous inflammatory process, such as the mycobacterial and fungal disorders.
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Sarcoidosis occurs throughout the world in all races with an average incidence of 16.
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Sarcoidosis is less commonly reported in South America, Spain, India, Canada, and the Philippines.
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World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders is an organisation of physicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis and related conditions.
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Additionally, the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research is devoted to supporting research into sarcoidosis and its possible treatments.
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