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Sarcoidosis |
Sarcoidosis is a
disease in which inflammation produces tiny lumps of cells in organs
throughout the body.
These tiny lumps can grow in an organ affecting how the organ works.
When sarcoidosis affects the lungs (pulmonary sarcoidosis), the
disease can reduce the amount of air the lungs can hold, cause
abnormal stiffness of the lungs, and therefore, cause breathing
problems.
This stiffness can cause one or more of the following symptoms:
Shortness of breath
Dry cough
This stiffness can cause one or more of the following symptoms:
Shortness of breath
Dry cough