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Sar·coid·o·sis
(pronounced SAR-COY-DOE-SIS) is an inflammatory disease that can affect almost any
organ in the body. It causes heightened immunity, which means that a person's immune
system, which normally protects the body from infection and disease, overreacts,
resulting in damage to the body's own tissues. The classic feature of sarcoidosis is the
formation of granulomas, microscopic clumps of inflammatory cells that group together
(and look like granules, hence the name). When too many of these clumps form in
an organ they can interfere with how that organ functions.
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For many newly diagnosed patients and their families, finding
a physician who understands sarcoidosis can be difficult.
Although the disease can be diagnosed and treated by family
practitioners, internists and general practitioners, many patients try
to seek the help of a sarcoidosis specialist.
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Clinical trials (sometimes called studies or protocols) are medical research
studies in which people participate as volunteers and are one way of
developing new treatments medications for diseases like sarcoidosis.
Clinical trials can also provide researchers information that may be an
important first step toward developing treatment. example, research may
show how the disease progresses or how it affects systems in the body.
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