Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings (thesaurus)

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Sarcoidosis affecting predominantly the lungs, the site most frequently involved and most commonly causing morbidity and mortality in sarcoidosis. Pulmonary sarcoidosis is characterized by sharply circumscribed granulomas in the alveolar, bronchial, and vascular walls, composed of tightly packed cells derived from the mononuclear phagocyte system. The clinical symptoms when present are dyspnea upon exertion, nonproductive cough, and wheezing. (Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p431)

Entry terms

  • Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

In other languages

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XDFMQ21F-B

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 3/3/93, last modified 7/6/09