Sarcoidosis
An idiopathic systemic inflammatory granulomatous disorder comprised of epithelioid and multinucleated giant cells with little necrosis. It usually invades the lungs with fibrosis and may also involve lymph nodes, skin, liver, spleen, eyes, phalangeal bones, and parotid glands.
Year introduced: PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS use SARCOIDOSIS 1963-1992
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Tree Number(s): C15.604.515.827, C20.543.418.575
MeSH Unique ID: D012507
Entry Terms:
- Sarcoidoses
- Schaumann's Syndrome
- Schaumann's Syndromes
- Syndrome, Schaumann's
- Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann Syndrome
- Besnier Boeck Schaumann Syndrome
- Syndrome, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann
- Boeck Disease
- Schaumann Disease
- Disease, Schaumann
- Schaumann Syndrome
- Syndrome, Schaumann
- Besnier-Boeck Disease
- Besnier Boeck Disease
- Boeck's Sarcoid
- Boeck Sarcoid
- Boecks Sarcoid
- Sarcoid, Boeck's
- Boeck's Disease
- Boecks Disease
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