Although rare organ involvement with sarcoidosis may be indicative of more severe disease, it often does not require treatment, according to data published in Respiratory Medicine.
In a retrospective cohort study, Marc A. Judson, MD, professor of medicine and chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Albany Medical College, and colleagues sought to determine the frequency of rare organ sarcoidosis, defined as an organ not individually listed in the World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders Sarcoidosis Organ Assessment Instrument, and examined potential