How is sarcoidosis diagnosed?
Do you have to be in the hospital?
Can your family doctor treat sarcoidosis?
Is sarcoidosis contagious?
Is sarcoidosis inherited?
Can children develop sarcoidosis?
Does cigarette smoking cause sarcoidosis?
Can sarcoidosis occur from the workplace or the environment?

Can your family doctor treat sarcoidosis?

At first, your family doctor will probably refer you to a lung specialist for an evaluation if the chest x-ray is abnormal or a surgical specialist for a biopsy. If hospitalization is required, a lung specialist or a sarcoid specialist is usually contacted to provide consultative guidance.

After the diagnosis is established, your family doctor can monitor the course of the illness and treatment. For sarcoidosis, intermittent visits to the lung specialist are often helpful until resolution or stabilization of the process.

As with any medical condition, a second opinion by a lung specialist is an option for confirmation of the diagnosis and review of the treatment plan. In addition, review of the biopsy by a lung pathologist is also an important option for confirmation of the diagnosis.