Sarcoidosis

Name	Sarcoidosis
Synonyms	Besnier Boeck Disease \| Besnier-Boeck Disease \| Besnier Boeck Schaumann Syndrome \| Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann Syndrome \| Boeck Disease \| Boeck Sarcoid \| Boeck's Disease \| Boecks Disease \| Boeck's Sarcoid \| Boecks Sarcoid \| Disease, Schaumann \| Sarcoid, Boeck's \| Sarcoidoses \| SARCOIDOSIS \| SARCOIDOSIS, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 1 \| SARCOIDOSIS, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 2 \| SARCOIDOSIS, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 3 \| Schaumann Disease \| Schaumann's Syndrome \| Schaumann's Syndromes \| Schaumann Syndrome \| SS1 \| SS2 \| SS3 \| Syndrome, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann \| Syndrome, Schaumann \| Syndrome, Schaumann's
Definition	An idiopathic systemic inflammatory granulomatous disorder comprised of epithelioid and multinucleated giant cells with little necrosis. It usually invades the lungs with fibrosis and may also involve lymph nodes, skin, liver, spleen, eyes, phalangeal bones, and parotid glands.
Categories	Lymphatic disease
MeSH^® ID	D012507
OMIM^® IDs	181000 \| 612387 \| 612388
External Links	DO DOID:11335

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Diseases ← Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases ← Lymphatic Diseases ← Lymphoproliferative Disorders ← Sarcoidosis

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