Sarcoidosis is a pathology that causes inflammation, usually in your lungs, skin and lymph nodes.

It also occurs with the formation of granulomas in different organs of the body, being more frequent in the lung and in the lymphatic system. This disease can affect any organ of the body.

Although its causes are not known with total safety, doctors say that it is a disproportionate inflammatory response in people genetically susceptible to it, after exposure to some situations that can trigger Sarcoidosis, such as: alterations in the system immune, injections, inhalation of substances.

Some of the symptoms that may occur are:

• Cough.
• Dyspnea.
• Tiredness.
• Weakness.
• General discomfort.
• Chest pain.
• Crepitations.
• Febrícula.
• Loss of appetite.
• Weitghtloss

The most frequent age in the onset of this disease is between 20 and 40 years.

For the diagnosis of Sarcoidosis, tests such as chest X-rays, pulmonary function tests and a biopsy are usually performed. Not all people with the disease need treatment. In case you need it, Prednisone, a type of steroid, is the main treatment.

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