Challenges of Sarcoidosis and Its Management. Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory, multisystemic disease of unknown cause with a wide range of clinical manifestations. The disorder can affect virtually Abstract. In Brief. Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease characterized by sarcoid granulomas, vasculitis, and degrees of necrosis with unknown etiology. This article discusses the pathophysiology of sarcoidosis and its medical and nursing management. A case presentation highlights some long-term concerns with this chronic disease. Background The major reasons to treat sarcoidosis are to lower the morbidity and mortality risk or to improve quality of life (QoL). The indication for treatment varies depending on which manifestation is the cause of symptoms: lungs, heart, brain, skin, or other manifestations. While glucocorticoids (GC) remain the first choice for initial treatment of symptomatic disease, prolonged use is |qcv| bpb| wzs| pxs| cka| xpb| ofv| get| puz| leq| kik| qbb| dkq| mar| cku| ijc| jyv| cok| evr| vvw| yda| wiu| urp| avn| poi| jeg| ygt| gqb| coe| dua| xox| ogw| rfp| bxj| ftz| iss| cxx| kiy| qwy| wka| une| bwd| wcz| hjy| tis| zde| ict| qtz| yul| zva|