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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:14 pm

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Sarcoidosis(Free Handout)



Incidence and Prevalence



The frequency of sarcoidosis (the percentage of a population infected at a given time) is largely unknown because many cases are asymptomatic and never reported. Often, sarcoidosis is discovered by a chest x-ray done for other purposes. Or, it is not seen until after death, during an autopsy.

According the the NIH's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the occurrence of sarcoidosis w...Read the full article
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