| Liver sarcoidosis is an autoimmune disease. This | | | | upper limits of normal |
| means that there is no actual disease and it is just | | | | - Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine |
| our body that is "convinced" that there is. | | | | aminotransferase (ALT) greater than three times the |
| In this article we will look into sarcoidosis with liver | | | | upper limits of normal; and |
| involvement, the basic facts as well as the exciting | | | | - Serum albumin less than 3.0mg/ml.4 |
| news in the treatment of the disease. | | | | Liver sarcoidosis - the great mime |
| Liver sarcoidosis frequency | | | | It is hard to determine the presence of sarcoidosis in |
| Around 65% of all sarcoid patients, experience some | | | | the liver as it mimics the way other disease affect |
| kind of live involvement. The first indicator that your | | | | the liver such as: Berylliosis, Tuberculosis, Leprosy or |
| doctor will be looking for if he suspects that your | | | | Parasites. |
| liver is involved is raised levels of alkaline phosphates. | | | | The good news for those with liver sarcoidosis is the |
| Liver sarcoidosis and granulomas development | | | | fact that sarcoidosis causes cirrhosis in only 1% of |
| It really depends on the stage and the activity of the | | | | the affected people. |
| disease, but granulomas tend to develop in 63 to 87 | | | | It is common in those affected that the liver gets |
| % of all the patients with liver sarcoidosis. | | | | enlarged. As we mentioned, sarcoidosis rarely causes |
| Granulomas are often asymptomatic, despite possible | | | | serious liver problems, however, and most people do |
| abnormal laboratory tests of liver function. Patients | | | | not even realize it when their livers are affected. Pain |
| occasionally present with high fever, anorexia, | | | | just bellow the ribs on the right side can be an |
| malaise, and weight loss. | | | | indicator of liver involvement. |
| Liver sarcoidosis - what do doctors look for | | | | Liver sarcoidosis has been subject of controversy for |
| Evidence of liver involvement requires a positive | | | | decades. It is evident that the modern medicine has |
| biopsy of the organ, other evidence of systemic | | | | made very little progress with the disease over time. |
| sarcoidosis and no other known causes of | | | | This is mainly due to the fact that the underlying |
| granulomatous liver disease, especially tuberculosis, | | | | causes remain a mystery. On the other hand, some |
| and one or more of the following liver function | | | | very exciting news emerged in the sphere of |
| abnormalities: | | | | alternative sarcoidosis treatment. New protocol, |
| - Serum alkaline phosphatase more than three times | | | | named the Aden protocol, has been reported to |
| the upper limits of normal | | | | have amazing results in treating patients in all stages |
| - Serum total bilirubin greater than three times the | | | | of sarcoidosis. |