Average number of cases of sarcoidosis that occurred in specific organs in participants in a large clinical study in the United States in the late 1990s

Specific Organ Average Number of Cases
Lungs 95
Parotid/Salivary 40
Lymph Nodes 15
Skin (including Erythema Nodosum) 24
Eyes 12
Liver 11.5
Spleen 6.7
Bone Marrow 4
Neurologic 4
High Calcium 3.7
Sinuses 3
Heart 2.3
Bone 0.5
Muscle 0.4

ACCESS Study, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, Vol. 164, p. 1885, 2001

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