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Symptoms
By Mayo Clinic staff
Signs and symptoms of sarcoidosis tend to vary, depending on which organs are affected and how long you've had the disease. Some cases cause few, if any, symptoms, and as a result the disease may not be discovered until you have a chest X-ray for other reasons.
In general, sarcoidosis symptoms include:
- Persistent cough
- Shortness of breath
- A vague feeling of discomfort and fatigue
- Fever
- Weight loss
- Small red bumps on your face, arms or buttocks
- Red, watery eyes
- Arthritis in your ankles, elbows, wrists and hands, commonly associated with bumps in the skin over your shins (erythema nodosum)
Sometimes sarcoidosis develops gradually and produces signs and symptoms that last for years. Or it may appear suddenly and then disappear just as quickly.
When to see a doctor
You may not realize you have sarcoidosis, especially early in the course of the illness. But if you're tired, have a fever, have lost weight, have shortness of breath and a cough that persists for weeks or months, or have raised skin eruptions and joint pain (arthralgia), see your doctor — these signs and symptoms may indicate sarcoidosis.
