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sarcoid, stage i, chest x-ray, sarcoid, stage ii, chest x-ray, sarcoid, stage iv, chest x-ray, sarcoid, close-up, the skin lesions, erythema nodosum associated, sarcoidosis, sarcoidosis, close-up, sarcoidosis on the elbow, sarcoidosis on the nose, forehead, respiratory system, sarcoidosis, disease of unknown cause, inflammation occurs, in the lymph nodes, lungs, liver, eyes, skin, tissues, sarcoidosis is marked by abnormal inflammatory masses (granulomas) in certain organs, granulomas, clusters of immune cells, macrophages, lymphocytes, multinucleated giant cells, disease can affect any organ, it most commonly affects the lungs, sarcoidosis, be acute, subacute, chronic, causes, sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity to environmental factors, genetics, extreme immune response to infection, incidence, widely according to race, sex, more common in african americans than caucasians, females, affected more frequently than males, onset, the disease typically occurs between the ages of 20, sarcoidosis is very rare in young children, general discomfort, uneasiness, ill feeling, malaise, fever, shortness of breath, cough, skin lesions, skin rash, headache, visual changes, neurological changes, enlarged lymph glands, armpit lump, enlarged liver, enlarged spleen, dry mouth, fatigue, the most common symptoms, in the pediatric population, weight loss, the most common symptoms, in the pediatric population, additional symptoms that associated, tearing, decreased, seizures, nosebleed, symptom, joint stiffness, hair loss, eye burning, itching, discharge, rales, abnormal breath sounds, no symptoms, the time, disease is found in asymptomatic patients, an abnormal chest x-ray,  .cbc, chem-7, chem-20, ace levels, chest x-ray, lungs, involved, lymph nodes, enlarged, ct scan, lymph node biopsy, skin lesion biopsy, bronchoscopy, open lung biopsy, liver biopsy, kidney biopsy, ekg, heart is involved, tests, quantitative immunoglobulins, nephelometry, pth, serum phosphorus, nerve biopsy, mediastinoscopy, biopsy, lung gallium, ga, scan, immunoelectrophoresis, serum, calcium, urine, calcium, ionized, serum calcium, liver function tests, sarcoidosis symptoms often gradually resolve on own, severely affected patients, require treatment, corticosteroids, therapy, two years, some, the most severely affected, require life-long therapy, immunosuppressive agents, methotrexate, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, used, corticosteroids, individuals, irreversible organ failure, require organ transplantation, not seriously ill, resolve, thirty to fifty percent of cases resolve, treatment in 3 years, 20% of those, lung involvement, develop residual lung damage, death from sarcoidosis is rare, diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, anterior uveitis, glaucoma, blindness, rare, cardiac arrhythmias, cranial, peripheral nerve palsies, kidney stones, organ failure, transplant, difficulty breathing, vision changes, palpitations, symptoms suggestive of this disorder develop, murray jf, nadel ja, sarcoidosis, textbook of respiratory medicine, 3rd ed, w, b, saunders company, 1717-1732.