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Can a lung transplant cure sarcoidosis?
Lung transplantation and sarcoidosis If other organs are also severely damaged by the disease, a lung transplant may not be an option. However, for most late-stage sarcoidosis patients, lung transplantation is a viable treatment option that can improve disease symptoms and extend a quality life.
What is the life expectancy of someone with pulmonary sarcoidosis?
Most patients have a normal life expectancy. About 1 to 8 percent of cases are fatal, and it depends on the severity and location of the disease. Signs of a poor prognosis include advanced scarring of the lungs (pulmonary fibrosis) and pulmonary hypertension.
Can sarcoidosis of lungs be cured?
There is no cure for sarcoidosis, but most people do very well with no treatment or only modest treatment. In some cases, sarcoidosis goes away on its own. However, sarcoidosis may last for years and may cause organ damage.
Can sarcoidosis go into remission?
If your sarcoidosis goes into remission, meaning you no longer have any symptoms, your doctor may choose to slowly stop your medications. Most relapses, also known as a flare, occur in the first six months after medication has been stopped, so it is important to monitor your health closely.
Is sarcoidosis a terminal illness?
For a small number of people, sarcoidosis is a chronic condition. In some people, the disease may result in the deterioration of the affected organ. Rarely, sarcoidosis can be fatal. Death usually is the result of complications with the lungs, heart, or brain.
Can you live a normal life with sarcoidosis?
Most people with sarcoidosis live normal lives. About 60% of people with sarcoidosis recover on their own without any treatment, 30% have persistent disease that may or may not require treatment, and up to 10% with progressive long-standing disease have serious damage to organs or tissues that can be fatal.
Why is life expectancy so short after lung transplant?
Lung transplant patients still have a shorter life expectancy than normal, especially caused by side effects of immunosuppression and our inability to stop chronic deterioration of the graft. Malignancies are an emerging cause of death besides the still persistent chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD).