Sarcoidosis
Synonyms
Besnier Boeck Disease
Besnier Boeck Schaumann Syndrome
Besnier-Boeck Disease
Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann Syndrome
Boeck Disease
Boeck Sarcoid
Boeck's Disease
Boeck's Sarcoid
Boecks Disease
Boecks Sarcoid
Disease, Schaumann
Sarcoid, Boeck's
Sarcoidoses
Schaumann Disease
Schaumann Syndrome
Schaumann's Syndrome
Schaumann's Syndromes
Syndrome, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann
Syndrome, Schaumann
Syndrome, Schaumann's
An idiopathic systemic inflammatory granulomatous disorder comprised of epithelioid and multinucleated giant cells with little necrosis. It usually invades the lungs with fibrosis and may also involve lymph nodes, skin, liver, spleen, eyes, phalangeal bones, and parotid glands.
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