Clinical and pathological analysis of 15 cases with lung sarcoidosis and the literature review

Objective To describe the clinical and pathological features of the lung sarcoidosis.Methods The clinical and pathological features of 15 cases of lung sarcoidosis admitted from 1982 to 2002 were respectively analyzed.Results Most were middle-aged female(n=15).Many systems and many organs were impaired by sarcoidosis.The prognosis is well with a few expections.Conclusion The lung sarcoidosis is easy to be misdiagnosed because there are few reports and atypical symptoms of the disease.