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Sarcoidosis

How is it treated?

The majority of patients recover without treatment and many do not have relapses. In the most severe cases the disease can be life threatening. Some affected people do need medication and for these individuals steroids can be effective usually given directly; for example, eye drops for eye symptoms. However, a course of steroid tablets may be needed.

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Medical text written March 2004 by Contact a Family. Last updated August 2008 by Professor A Bush, Professor of Paediatric Respirology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.

 

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