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Prognosis of Sarcoidosis


The prognosis of Sarcoidosis varies depending on the severity of the illness. In mild cases, most people get better without treatment whereas those who develop the condition in their lungs may be left with permanent lung damage if not treated in time. On the whole, the overall death rate from Sarcoidosis is less than five percent with most fatalities occurring due to bleeding lung tissue, heart damage and scarring of the lungs. Other complications which could result from untreated Sarcoidosis include fungal infections in the lungs, glaucoma or loss of vision, kidney stones, pulmonary hypertension and osteoporosis. Poor prognosis of Sarcoidosis occurs in people with lung scarring, complications of the heart or brain and those affected with lupus pernio – a serious skin condition that can be caused by Sarcoidosis.

More than fifty percent of people with Sarcoidosis go into remission within three years of being diagnosed with the disease. While this means that the disease is not active, it does not mean that the condition cannot return. Relapses occur in the first year after remission in five percent of cases. 
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