What is sarcoidosis?
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by small lumps or granulomas. It usually invades the lungs with fibrosis and may also involve lymph nodes, skin, liver, spleen, eyes, phalangeal bones, and parotid glands.
How do members experience sarcoidosis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with sarcoidosis*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for sarcoidosis*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
270
Tried for
sarcoidosis
(2)
*Data from patients with sarcoidosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with sarcoidosis*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
sarcoidosis
(2)
*Data from patients with sarcoidosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has sarcoidosis on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 10 | |
| 30s | 34 | |
| 40s | 69 | |
| 50s | 202 | |
| 60s | 166 | |
| 70+ | 108 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 160 | |
| Female | 423 |
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