Table 3.
—Characteristics of Sarcoidosis Cases Based on Data From Physician Reports/Medical Records
| All With Checklist/Medical Records (N = 122) |
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| Clinical Characteristic | No. | % |
| Organ involvement | ||
| Lung | 75 | 61 |
| Intrathoracic lymph nodes | 43 | 35 |
| Extrathoracic lymph nodes | 4 | 3 |
| Skin (including erythema nodosum) | 25 | 20 |
| Face (lupus pernio) | 4 | 3 |
| Eye | 20 | 16 |
| Liver | 9 | 7 |
| Joint | 8 | 6 |
| Othera | 11 | 9 |
| Diagnostic tests | ||
| Radiograph | 89 | 73 |
| Chest CT scan | 38 | 31 |
| Biopsy | 66 | 54 |
| Chest radiograph stageb | ||
| 0 | 10 | 13 |
| I | 22 | 27 |
| II | 26 | 33 |
| III or IV | 22 | 27 |
| Clinical coursec | ||
| Acute (with resolution) | 11 | 12 |
| Chronic progressive | 4 | 5 |
| Chronic stable | 45 | 51 |
| Never with symptoms | 7 | 8 |
| Information not provided | 22 | 24 |
| Comorbid illnessd | 68 | 56 |
| Medications | ||
| Prednisone | 63 | 52 |
| Methotrexate | 5 | 4 |
| Plaquenil | 12 | 10 |
| Inhaled corticosteroids | 20 | 16 |
| Nasal corticosteroids | 10 | 8 |
| Physician specialtye | ||
| Pulmonary | 52 | 40 |
| Primary care/internal/family medicine | 33 | 26 |
| Rheumatology | 5 | 4 |
| Ophthalmology | 4 | 3 |
| Dermatology | 2 | 2 |
| Otherf | 10 | 8 |
a
Other organs include: CNS, sinuses, throat, heart, kidney, and spleen.
b
Data are from the women for whom staging of chest radiograph was reported (n = 80).
c
Data are restricted to the women with a date of diagnosis of 2003 or earlier (n = 89).
d
Comorbid illnesses include asthma, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cancer, obesity, depression, scleroderma, and lupus.
e
Percentages are based on the 129 physicians who completed questionnaires or provided medical records.
f
Other physician specialties include gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, hepatology, infectious disease, neurology, and oncology.