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Risk factors
By Mayo Clinic staffWhile anyone can develop sarcoidosis, factors that may increase your risk include:
- Age and sex. Sarcoidosis usually occurs between the ages of 20 and 40. Women are slightly more likely to develop the disease than are men.
- Race. Black Americans have a higher incidence of sarcoidosis than do white Americans. Also, sarcoidosis may be more severe in blacks and more likely to cause skin problems.
- Ethnicity. Worldwide, sarcoidosis is most commonly reported in people whose families originally came from Northern Europe — particularly Scandinavia and Britain. People with Japanese ancestry are more likely to develop eye or cardiac complications from sarcoidosis.
- Family history. If someone in your family has had sarcoidosis, you are more likely to develop the disease yourself.
References
- Sarcoidosis. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/sarc/sar_whatis.html. Accessed April 21, 2010.
- Ferri FF. Sarcoidosis. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2010. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/196535409-4/986729825/2088/583.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05609-0..00028-9--sc0020_11937. Accessed April 21, 2010.
- Weinberger SE. Sarcoidosis. In: Goldman L, et al. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/196535409-4/986729825/1492/382.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-2805-5..50100-2_4032. Accessed April 21, 2010.
- Dempsey OJ, et al. Sarcoidosis. British Medical Journal. 2009;339:620.
- King TE. Patient information: Sarcoidosis. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed April 21, 2010.
- Rosenow EC (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. May 5, 2010.
- King CS, et al. Treatment of sarcoidosis. Disease a Month. 2009;55:704.
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