13. MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM: Arthritis, periarthritis, arthralgia. Most common that pain will be acute with swelling in lower legs and tenderness in joints.
14. TREATMENT: Is difficult because disease tends to come and go so many times there Is no treatment. If inflammation involved, initial treatment is usually corticosteroids like Prednisone to reduce inflammation orally but also used topical Corticosteroids. Depends on organs affected. In general, Sarcoidosis appears briefly and clears itself without relapse. However, 20-30% are left with some lung damage, 10-15% have chronic case and 5-10% can be fatal if vital organs are seriously affected. Most people can lead a normal life.
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