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Sarcoidosis: Symptoms
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Sarcoidosis may be mild, or it can be severe and do lasting damage. It does not always cause symptoms, so you can have it without knowing it. Symptoms vary, depending on which organs are affected.
Because the signs and symptoms of sarcoidosis can resemble other diseases, the diagnosis of sarcoidosis can be difficult to make. Therefore, it would be wise to seek out a doctor and/or treatment center with a declared interest in and expertise in sarcoidosis diagnosis and treatment. Also, because the disease can affect multiple organs, the treatment center selected should be capable of providing a comprehensive plan of care through a team of specialists. Finally, because the disease may disappear and reappear over a lifetime, the health care provider selected should be one that is committed to a lifetime of quality care and follow-up.
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One of the most frequent and universal symptoms of sarcoidosis is fatigue that is not relieved by sleep. Lack of concentration is one of the most frustrating symptoms, but neither of these is specific to sarcoidosis. They occur in other diseases. The relentless fatigue of sarcoidosis may be discounted by medical professionals because "everyone gets tired" and there is no good way to measure fatigue.
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Context Corticosteroids are used in pulmonary sarcoidosis to reduce symptoms and minimize long-term damage. Spontaneous recovery is a common feature. Both the decision to initiate therapy and the treatment response may be influenced by disease severity, so trials need to use a randomized controlled design.
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Chest pain is, in fact, a common symptom endured by sarcoidosis patients, substantiated by reports such as this one, http://tinyurl.com/4hg48, which found that about 30% of sarcoidosis patients suffer from chest pain. While it is true that chest pain can be due to cardiac involvement, it may simply be due to other problems brought on by sarcoidosis such as enlarged lymph nodes which can cause pressure, crowding and pain in the chest.
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There are a variety of reasons for using stronger internal treatments in a minority of patients with sarcoidosis. They are usually started when the sarcoidosis is causing symptoms or getting worse. Reasons for using them include:
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