TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 54. Sarcoidosis A1 - Chen, Edward S. A1 - Moller, David R. A2 - Imboden, John B. A2 - Hellmann, David B. A2 - Stone, John H. Y1 - 2013 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e AB - Systemic disease due to noncaseating epithelioid granulomatous inflammation in affected organs.Most frequently affected organs are lung, lymph nodes, eyes, skin, joints, liver, muscles, central and peripheral nervous system, upper airway, heart, and kidneys.Clinically apparent organ involvement is typically 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 - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57274751 ER -