BMANA Journal of BMANA Journal of BMANA Journal of BMANA 2231-2196 0975-5241 19 Medical Association Overview of Sarcoidosis: Special Attention to Musculoskeletal 16 06 2022 1 1 50 55 This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009 2009 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder that can affect any organ of the body with the predilection to lung and intrathoracic lymph node. The hallmark of sarcoidosis is the presence of noncaseating granuloma, a cluster of macrophages, epithelioid cells, mononuclear cells, and CD4+ T cells with a few CD8+ T cells in the peripheral zone.1 Rheumatic manifestations of sarcoidosis may not be common, but rheumatologists deal with a considerable number of patients with sarcoidosis as a new case—these patients are referred for evaluation of joint pain or treatment of sarcoidosis when they need immunosuppressive therapy. This review article will discuss mostly rheumatic manifestations and treatment of sarcoidosis.