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sarcoidosis

sarcoidosis

5 9.9
A long-term disease that makes small lumps in organs like the lungs or lymph nodes
  • noun
  • /ˌsɑr.kɔɪˈdoʊ.sɪs/
  • Specialized
: sarcoidosis
  • Establishing the diagnosis of sarcoidosis primarily involves the methodical elimination of other causes of granulomatous inflammation.
  • sarcoidosis patients
  • diagnosis of sarcoidosis
  • manifestations of sarcoidosis

Lyme disease is a rare but known cause of peripheral neuropathies, sarcoidosis and then small vessel vasculitis.

Examples

  • A staging system for sarcoidosis of the sinonasal tract has been recently proposed.

    Academic text (1998)

  • A diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made, and the patient was started on intravenous steroid therapy.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Unfortunately, the clinical signs associated with sarcoidosis are relatively nonspecific as well.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Sinonasal manifestations of sarcoidosis have been reported in 1 to 4% of patients.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The overall incidence of sarcoidosis has been reported to range from 1 to 40 cases per 100,000 population.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The patient was referred to a respiratory physician for further management, and sarcoidosis was confirmed on transbronchial biopsy.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The most common head and neck manifestation of sarcoidosis is cervical lymphadenopathy.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Differential diagnosis at this stage included an infective cause, sarcoidosis, connective tissue disease, or lymphoma.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Between one-fourth and one-half of sarcoidosis patients experience generalized lymphadenopathy, but splenomegaly is rare.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Many patients with sarcoidosis experience difficulty breathing due to its effects on the lungs.

Synonyms

granulomatosis
vssarcoidosis
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A condition where small areas in the body become swollen and sore

is a chronic disease of unknown cause affecting specific organs with nodules
granulosis
vssarcoidosis
  • Specialized
9.9

A sickness that makes small grain-like spots form in body tissues

is a chronic disease of unknown cause that forms inflammatory nodules in organs

Surface Forms

sarcoidosis singular
sarcoidoses plural

Morphology

sarcoidosis = sarcoid (opaque) = sarco + oid + osis

The immediate base 'sarcoid' and its components are technical medical combining forms unfamiliar to average learners and do not transparently indicate a disease meaning.

Etymology

Sarcoidosis comes from the Greek root sarx meaning 'flesh' and the ending -osis meaning 'a condition'. Doctors named it this because the disease makes small, flesh-like lumps in the body's organs, especially the lungs, so sarcoidosis is a 'condition of the flesh' that explains the nodules it forms.