- 4x more common in Blacks than Whites
- Occasionally bilat. small joint disease
Arthritis may be Acute, often Chronic (>6 mos.)
Suspect if other features of sarcoidosis:- Lung: Chronic cough, dyspnea, fatigue, fevers
- Skin: Facial rashes, Erythema nodosum (legs)
- Eye: Iritis, Retinitis, Keratitis, Conjunctivitis
- CXR for asymptomatic hilar adenopathy
- Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE)
See posting Monoarticular / Oligoarticular Arthritis.