organ in the body including the skin, lymph nodes, heart, nervous system, and joints, over 90% of cases include the lungs.
2. HOW DO SARCOIDOSIS SYMPTOMS AFFECT YOUR BODY?
If diagnosed with sarcoidosis, the increased inflammation in your body may feel as if you have the flu and leave you with symptoms like night sweats, joint pain, and fatigue.
This inflammation can lead to scar tissue in your lungs while also making them function more poorly. Some people with sarcoidosis also have skin and eye damage in addition to lung disease. Occasionally, those with sarcoidosis develop granulomas and inflammation in their hearts, which can trigger abnormal heart rhythms and problems with heart muscle pumping strength.
3. WHAT CAUSES SARCOIDOSIS AND WHY IS IT SO HARD TO DIAGNOSE?
There haven’t been concrete findings behind what causes sarcoidosis, but it has been found that people over the between the ages of 20 and 40 years old, and women are more likely to develop sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis is difficult to