Sarcoidosis is a rare systemic disease that afflicts an estimated 200,000 people in the US, more often people who are Black and more women than men, particularly when it causes chronic skin disease.

Sarcoidosis is a rare systemic disease that afflicts an estimated 200,000 people in the U.S., more often people who are Black and more women than men, particularly when it causes chronic skin disease.

The annual incidence of cardiac sarcoidosis is low, but increased awareness of this inflammatory condition has led to earlier disease recognition. High mortality rates compel prompt diagnosis and ...