This book discusses the severe chronic disease of Sarcoidosis. Even though Sir Jonathan Hutchinson explained sarcoid lesions more than a century ago but the cause of this granulomatous disease is still unrecognized. While many patients affected by this disease enter spontaneous remission, some patients relapse after intervention or get chronically affected which remains an unexplained characteristic of sarcoidosis. This book highlights advances and recent developments in the ongoing researches on sarcoidosis which contribute to our understanding of the complex nature of this disorder. It...

A descriptive account based on the disease of sarcoidosis has been illustrated in this book. Sarcoidosis refers to a disease which causes inflammation in various parts of the body. The reason for such inflammation still remains unknown. In general situations, whenever foreign substances enter into the body, the immune system fights back by generating immune responses. Inflammation is a part of these immune responses but it usually subsides when the foreign antigens leave the body. In sarcoidosis, abnormal clumps of granulomas tissues are formed in the body and the inflammation continues. It...