Open AccessSarcoidosis
Author(s) -
Anna Crawford,
Lisa A. Ruth-Sahd
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nursing
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1538-8689
pISSN - 0360-4039
DOI - 10.1097/01.nurse.0000800084.63457.b6
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , medicine , etiology , vasculitis , pathophysiology , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , dermatology , systemic disease , pathology , surgery
Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease characterized by sarcoid granulomas, vasculitis, and degrees of necrosis with unknown etiology. This article discusses the pathophysiology of sarcoidosis and its medical and nursing management. A case presentation highlights some long-term concerns with this chronic disease.