A Study on Complications in Sarcoidosis Patients in the Osaka Area

Abstract

Complications in sarcoidosis patients in the Osaka area included malignant tumors such as lung cancer, malignant lymphoma, gastric and colon cancer, infectious diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculous pleurisy, empyema, pulmonary aspergillosis, Herpes Zoster, hepatitis C, water pox and measles pneumonia, bronchial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren syndrome, acute onset ITP and hyperuric acidemia. Causes of death from complications in sarcoidosis mautopsy cases included malignant tumors, infectious diseases and appoplexia, myocardial infarction.