TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Sarcoidosis A1 - Chen, Edward S. A1 - Moller, David R. A2 - Stone, John H. PY - 2021 T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 4e AB - Systemic disease associated with noncaseating epithelioid granulomatous inflammation in affected organs.Most frequently affected organs are the lung, lymph nodes, eyes, skin, joints, liver, muscles, central and peripheral nervous system, upper airway, heart, and kidneys.Clinically apparent organ involvement is often restricted to a few organs, usually defined early in the course of disease.In the United States, sarcoidosis is more common and severe in Blacks.Diagnosis requires a compatible clinical picture and a biopsy with typical noncaseating granulomas, excluding diseases that can cause similar granulomatous reactions. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180198560 ER -