What causes sarcoidosis?

It's not known specifically, but there it's thought to be an immune system disorder, possibly caused by a virus or toxins in the environment. It's more common in African Americans and scandinavians, rare in Asians, more common in women than in men, and genetic factors only in whites (5% of family members of person with the disease).

Unfortunately, the causes of sarcoidosis are not known.

Scientists THINK that sarcoidosis develops when your immune system responds to something in the environment (e.g., bacteria, viruses, dust, chemicals) or perhaps to your own body tissue (autoimmunity).

Normally, your immune system defends your body against things that it sees as foreign and harmful. It does this by sending special cells to the organs that are being affected by these things. These cells release chemicals that produce inflammation around the foreign substance or substances to isolate and destroy them.

In sarcoidosis, this inflammation remains and leads to the development of granulomas or lumps.

Scientists have not yet identified the specific substance or substances that trigger the immune system response in the first place. They also think that sarcoidosis develops only if you have inherited a certain combination of genes.

This website might be helpful to you. It has information on sarcoidosis including treatment, how to live with it, who is at risk for it, and the symptoms.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Dise...

Please see the webpages for more details on Sarcoidosis.
The cause of the disease is unknown. Possible causes of sarcoidosis include:(1) Hypersensitivity to environmental factors (2) Genetics (3) Extreme immune response to infection.

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