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Sarcoidosis

Medical 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.
Guide Notes: coord IM with organ/dis precoord (IM); sarcoidosis of heart: coord IM with MYOCARDIAL DISEASES (IM), not HEART DISEASES
Sarcoidosis Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Uveoparotid Fever - A manifestation of sarcoidosis marked by chronic inflammation of the parotid gland and the uvea.

Sarcoidosis Medical Definitions and Terms

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