Sarcoidosis

/sˌɑːkɔɪdˈəʊsɪs/

/sˌɑːɹkɔɪdˈoʊsɪs/

Sarcoidosis

a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands

Examples

1. Back in March, my mother was diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis.

2. Sarcoidosis is another cause that involves the formation of granulomas in the heart tissue, which are these collections of immune cells.

3. Cardo also suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease where the body's immune system starts damaging healthy tissue.

4. And to help shed some light on this sometimes elusive disease is her doctor, pulmonary and Sarcoidosis specialist, Dr. Raj Dasgupta.