in an effort to decrease the side effects of steroids. The risk of death is 1-7%. The chance of the disease returning in someone who has had it previously is less than 5%.

In 2015, pulmonary sarcoidosis and interstitial lung disease affected 1.9 million people globally, and they resulted in 122,000 deaths. It is most common in Scandinavians, but occurs in all parts of the world. In the United States, risk is greater among black than white people. It usually begins between the ages of