Boeck disease

Introduction: Boeck disease

Description of Boeck disease

Boeck disease (medical condition): Rare autoimmune disease usually affecting the lungs.

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Sarcoidosis:
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Boeck disease: SYN: sarcoidosis.
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Boeck disease as a Disease

Boeck disease: Another name for Sarcoidosis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Sarcoidosis
  »Symptoms of Sarcoidosis
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Boeck disease: Related Diseases

Boeck disease: Boeck disease is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Liver conditions
• Chronic liver disease
• Respiratory conditions
• Lung conditions
• Interstitial lung disease
• Eye conditions
• Skin conditions
• Spleen conditions

Symptoms of Boeck disease (Sarcoidosis)

Some of the symptoms of Boeck disease incude:

• No early symptoms
• Symptoms depend on the location of the affliction
• Lung symptoms - about 90% of cases affect the lungs
  • Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
  • Breathing difficulty

See full list of 42 symptoms of Boeck disease (Sarcoidosis)

Treatments for Boeck disease (Sarcoidosis)

Treatments for Boeck disease (Sarcoidosis) include:

• Watchful waiting - many cases need no treatment; many cases heal spontaneously (although gradually).
• Corticosteroids
• Prednisone

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Treatment of Boeck disease: For more treatment information about Boeck disease, see treatment of Sarcoidosis (Boeck disease)

Boeck disease: Article Excerpts about Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a disease due to inflammation. It can appear in almost any body organ, but most often starts in the lungs or lymph nodes. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Sarcoidosis: NHLBI)

Boeck disease: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Boeck disease:

• multiorgan disease
• granulomatous disease
• granulomas
• noncaseating granulomas
• lung disease
• erythema nodosum
• Kveim-Stilzbach test
• bronchoalveolar lavage
• pulmonary function test
• PFT
• tuberculosis
• pneumonia
• hypercalcemia
• immunoglobulin M

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