title: Sarcoidosis.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder of unknown cause characterized by non-caseating granuloma formation and evidence of enhanced cellular immune response at the site of involvement. Although the majority of patients have a self-limiting illness, a significant proportion develop severe chronic disability.
authors.affiliation: University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Saboor
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011379:Prognosis; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy