Sarcoidosis: rarely a single system disorder

Katrin Mannes; Paul S Thomas

doi:10.1183/20734735.0207-2020

Sarcoidosis: rarely a single system disorder

Breathe (Sheff). 2020 Dec;16(4):200207. doi: 10.1183/20734735.0207-2020.

Authors

Katrin Mannes^{1

2}, Paul S Thomas^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Prince of Wales' Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
² Prince of Wales' Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
³ Mechanisms of Disease and Translational Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease with a number of extrapulmonary manifestations, rarely limited to a single system. The objective of this review is to provide a overview of the systemic features of sarcoidosis and their surveillance. Sarcoidosis is disease that can affect any organ system, resulting in a number of complications that can cause significant morbidity and mortality, including ophthalmological and cardiac complications. A number of investigations play a role in identifying manifestations of sarcoidosis. Respiratory physicians have an important role to play in identifying complications and monitoring patients with sarcoidosis, as they may be the first to encounter them.

Publication types

Review