Marc A. Judson
Editor

2014

A Guide for the Practicing Clinician

Sarcoidosis is a disease with world-wide prevalence that affects all races, ethnic groups, individuals of all ages, and both sexes. The disease may affect any organ. Its severity may range from a radiographic or laboratory abnormality detected in a patient with no symptoms to a relentlessly progressive disease that is potentially life threatening. Despite the awareness of sarcoidosis as a specific disease entity for nearly one and one-half centuries, there is still no standard method of diagnosis, treatment approach, method of follow-up evaluation, or method to reliably predict prognosis.