In sarcoidosis patients, age, sex, ancestry, and geographical origin and also socio-professional category influencing the respective extrapulmonary localization occurrence. |
Planning a correct work-up of pulmonary sarcoidosis diagnosis and during follow-up is essential for detecting extrapulmonary sarcoidosis involvement. |
In patients with only extrapulmonary manifestations suggesting sarcoidosis, 18FFDG-PET may show a typical uptake in hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy and then one may be able to observe granulomas thanks to EBUS-TBNA. |
In a patient diagnosed with sarcoidosis, it is important to balance arguments for and against a link between any extrapulmonary manifestation and sarcoidosis. |
Severe cardiac, neurological, renal, and eye localizations can be seen at sarcoidosis onset, while cardiac or renal localizations may also appear later. |
Extrapulmonary sarcoidosis care is based on disease-modifying drugs, organ-directed treatments, and supportive treatments to improve organ dysfunction risks and quality of life, and needs to be holistic, personalized, and in line with patient expectations. |