Sarcoidosis is a rare condition that mainly affects people’s lungs, although sometimes it can affect other parts of the body.
- Not everyone has symptoms, but they can include a dry cough, chest pain or discomfort, tiredness, unintended weight loss and painful red lumps on the front of your legs.
- The exact cause of sarcoidosis is not known but it seems to run in families. It may be that an infection triggers it in people whose genes put them at risk of getting it.
- It can affect people of any age, but occurs mostly in people aged between 25 and 45 years.
- It generally only lasts a few years.
The signs and symptoms of sarcoidosis vary depending on which organs are affected. Many people don’t have any symptoms, others may have one or more of the following:
- a persistent cough
- chest pain or discomfort
- tiredness
- unintentional weight loss
- painful red lumps (called erythema nodosum) on the front of the legs.
Most people have acute sarcoidosis, which only lasts a few years. But there’s a rarer form known as chronic sarcoidosis that can need long-term treatment.
If you think you may have sarcoidosis, ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี speak to your healthcare provider. Who can organise some tests for you. These may include a complete blood count, a chest X-ray and spirometry. Which is a test to measure how well your lungs are working. You may need to see a hospital specialist for further tests, such as a CT scan or a biopsy (which means taking a small bit of your tissue so it can be tested in a laboratory).
For most people, sarcoidosis is usually a mild condition.
That gets better within 1–3 years and doesn’t need any treatment. Your healthcare provider will monitor you over this time. If you have more severe symptoms, you’ll usually be treated with prednisone. Sometimes you’ll also need medicines that suppress your immune system (immunosuppressants).