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Disease in which granulomas (nodules of inflamed tissue) form in the lymph nodes, lungs, skin and other areas. The cause is unknown. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss, fever, coughing, uveitis, cranial nerve palsies and skin lesions. Some patients also develop dry eyes.
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| sarcoidosis |
A systemic disease of unknown causes. It is characterized by widespread formation of lesions, known as granulomas, in the lungs, liver, spleen, skin, eyes, parotid glands, and the lymph nodes of the mediastinum. It is often associated with a depression of cellular immunity. It is most prevalent in the southern United States. ...
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| sarcoidosis |
A chronic, progressive, systemic granulomatous reticulosis of unknown etiology, involving almost any organ or tissue, including the skin, lungs, lymph nodes, liver, spleen, eyes, and small bones of the hands and feet. It is characterized histologically by noncaseating epithelioid cell tubercles in all affected organs. Laboratory findings may show hypercalcemia and hypergammaglobulinemia, diminished or absent reactivity to tuberculin, and a positive Kveim reaction in most active cases.
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| sarcoidosis |
A systemic disease involving the lungs, lymph nodes, skin, liver, spleen, eyes, phalangial bones, and parotid glands, characterized by granular nodules. Its cause is not known.
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| sarcoidosis |
an inflammation of the lymph nodes and other organs.
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