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social science subjects > health and social care > global health > systemic diseases > sarcoidosis
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > biology and chemistry > disease > symptoms of disease > inflammation > granuloma > sarcoidosis
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > disease > symptoms of disease > inflammation > granuloma > sarcoidosis
... > social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > disease > symptoms of disease > inflammation > granuloma > sarcoidosis
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > medical science > disease > symptoms of disease > inflammation > granuloma > sarcoidosis
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > effects of poverty > disease > symptoms of disease > inflammation > granuloma > sarcoidosis
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > disease, disability, health, and health behavior > disease > symptoms of disease > inflammation > granuloma > sarcoidosis

Preferred term

sarcoidosis  

Definition

  • Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease of unknown etiology which has a worldwide occurrence, with certain groups at higher risk. In the United States, African Americans are at increased risk compared to Caucasians, while northern Europeans are at higher risk to develop sarcoidosis than are Mediterranean Europeans. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Sarcoidosis]

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