MONITORING OF

EXTRAPULMONARY SARCOIDOSIS

Dr Soumya Das
DTCD, MD, FCCP
Assistant Professor
Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Medical College, Kolkata
 Organ Involvement
Organs Percentage of patients (method of
diagnosis)
Lungs
Lungs > 90 (conventional
(conventionalXXray)
ray)
Liver 65 (biopsy)
Lymph nodes 35 (palpation)
Eyes
Eyes 25 (slit
(slit lamp)
lamp)
Skin
Skin 25 (clinical
(clinicalexamination)
examination)
Musculo-skeletal system 25-40 (including arthralgia)
Heart
Heart 5 (clinical)
(clinical)––30
30(autopsy)
(autopsy)
CNS 10 (clinical
(clinicalsigns)
signs)
• Referred to specialist

• That is what I (we) usually do!

• Dermatologist- we can see everything- clinical

• Cardiologist- echo

• Neurologist- clinical

• Ophthalmologist- slit lamp examination