Sarcoidosis: General Information
Internet URL
http://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/sarcoidosis/diseasefacts.htm 
Sponsoring Agency
Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
Description
This publication provides general information about Sarcoidosis, a multi-system disease that causes inflammation of the body’s tissues. The disease name comes from the Greek words 'sark' (meaning flesh) and 'oid' (meaning like) and refer to the disease’s flesh-like tumors that were first observed on the skin of patients with the disease.