loading...| Preferred Name |
Sarcoidosis |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34995 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
An inflammatory disease marked by the formation of granulomas (small nodules of immune cells) in the lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs. Sarcoidosis may be acute and go away by itself, or it may be chronic and progressive. An idiopathic systemic inflammatory granulomatous disorder comprised of epithelioid and multinucleated giant cells with little necrosis. It usually invades the lungs with fibrosis and may also involve lymph nodes, skin, liver, spleen, eyes, phalangeal bones, and parotid glands. inflammatory disease characterized by small lumps or granulomas in lymph nodes and other organs. An inflammatory disorder characterized by the formation of non-necrotizing granulomas often associated with multi-nucleated giant cells within affected organs. Virtually all organs may be affected; however, it often affects the lungs, lymph nodes, liver, synovium, skin, heart, and uveal tract. |
| code |
C34995 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
| DEFINITION |
An idiopathic inflammatory disorder characterized by the formation of non-necrotizing epithelioid granulomas which contain giant cells. It usually affects the lungs, lymph nodes, liver, and skin. Cardiac involvement is also possible. |
| FULL_SYN |
Sarcoid |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Sarcoidosis |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Sarcoidosis |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Sarcoidosis |
| Preferred_Name |
Sarcoidosis |
| prefixIRI |
C34995 |
| prefLabel |
Sarcoidosis |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0036202 |
| subClassOf |