Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease characterized by granulomatous inflammation throughout the body afflicting different organ systems. Pulmonary complaints are most common, however, cardiac, optic, and neurologic manifestations carry high mortality and morbidity. Although the exact cause of sarcoidosis has yet to be discovered, it is believed that certain genetic predispositions in conjunction with environmental triggers are at the crux of the disease process.
Category
Immune system disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
04 Diseases of the immune system
Certain disorders involving the immune system
4B20 Sarcoidosis
H01309 Sarcoidosis
Comment
About early-onset sarcoidosis (EOS), please refer to Blau syndrome [DS:H00285].
