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Prevention of Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease in which clusters of immune cells, called granulomas, form in one or more organs. The exact cause is not fully known, which is one reason there is no proven…
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Causes of Sarcoidosis
What causes sarcoidosis? The short answer is that sarcoidosis develops when the immune system responds too strongly to one or more triggers, leading to the formation of small clusters of inflammatory cells called granulomas…
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Symptoms of Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis produces symptoms because clusters of immune cells called granulomas form in tissues and alter how those tissues function. The most common symptoms include fatigue, cough, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, feverishness, weight loss,…
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What is Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory condition in which the immune system forms small clusters of inflammatory cells called granulomas in body tissues. It most often involves the lungs and lymph nodes, but it can…
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Treatment for Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is treated with antifibrotic medicines, supportive respiratory care, oxygen therapy when needed, pulmonary rehabilitation, and in selected cases lung transplantation. These approaches do not reverse all established lung scarring, but they…
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Causes of Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis develops when the lung’s normal repair process becomes abnormal, leading to progressive scarring of the tissue that surrounds the air sacs. The word idiopathic means that no single definite cause is…
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Symptoms of Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis produces symptoms mainly because the lung tissue gradually becomes stiff, thickened, and less able to transfer oxygen into the blood. The most common symptoms are shortness of breath , especially during…