RECOGNIZING

Sarcoidosis is a mystery

A person may experience a variety of common and often unrelated symptoms, such as:

Fatigue

Weight Loss

Cough

Headache

Rash

Fever

Shortness of breath

No one knows what causes it

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease where something triggers the body’s natural disease fighting system to go into overdrive.

Sarcoidosis can affect almost any organ in the body

Here are the most common symptoms of sarcoidosis

Eyes

Blurry vision

Dry or watery eyes

Red eyes

Eye pain

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25%

Affects 25% of all sarcoidosis patients

Lymph Nodes

Enlarged Lymph nodes
(usually seen on chest x-rays)

Most surround the lungs and airways but can occur almost anywhere in the body, under the chin, armpits or groin

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90%

Affects 90% of all sarcoidosis patients

Lungs

Coughing

Wheezing

Painful breathing

Shortness of breath

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90%

Affects 90% of all sarcoidosis patients

Skin

Rash, sometimes painful

Reddish bumps

Dry patches

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25%

Affects 25% of all sarcoidosis patients

Sometimes symptoms are severe – other times a person may have no symptoms at all

25% patients experience severe onset of symptoms

25%

25% – 40% of patients experience slow, subtle increase in symptoms

40%

25% – 40% of patients experience no symptoms

40%

Just like the symptoms vary for each patient, so does the outlook for each patient’s long-term health

For some patients, sarcoidosis goes away on its own in 1 to 3 years

Some patients experience periods where symptoms flare up and periods when symptoms abate

Some patients live with sarcoidosis throughout their lives

Take Action

There are many tests and techniques doctors can use to diagnose sarcoidosis

Medications and healthy living can help patients deal with many of the symptoms

If you suspect you may have sarcoidosis, download The Sarcoid 5 that contains a list of questions to start your conversation with your doctor

Learn More

Go to
chestnet.org/sarcoid
or
stopsarcoidosis.org/awareness
or
lung.org/sarcoidosis

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