ABSTRACT
The spectrum of sarcoidosis is protean, and virtually any organ can be involved
(1-4). Multisystemic involvement is characteristic, but pulmonary involvement
usually dominates (1-3,5-7). A recent study of 736 patients with sarcoidosis in
the United States found that 95% had intrathoracic disease (8). In the next
chapter, Dr. Judson discusses extrapulmonary sarcoidosis in depth. In this
chapter, we limit our discussion to pulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis (6).
