What Is Sarcoidosis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
4. How Is It Diagnosed?
While many people wish there was a conclusive test for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis, there is not. In fact, this condition is considered a diagnosis of exclusion. In other words, a doctor must rule out all possible diseases related to your symptoms before confirming a sarcoidosis diagnosis. Therefore, your primary care physician will likely need you to submit to several tests.
These tests will likely include a mix of invasive and noninvasive procedures. Eleven tests are common in the pursuit of a diagnosis: lung function tests, chest X-ray, MRI, PET scan, blood tests, CT scans, nuclear imaging, echocardiogram, heart rhythm monitoring, lung biopsy and other biopsies.
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