Sarcoidosis An inflammatory multisystem disease characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas of unknown etiology. PATHOPHYSIOLOGYThe cause of sarcoid is unknown, and current evidence suggests that the triggering of an inflammatory response by an unidentified antigen in a genetically susceptible host is involved. The granuloma is the pathologic hallmark of sarcoidosis. The initial inflammatory response is […]