Table 6—

Chest radiograph stage at diagnosis and at follow-up of patients with sarcoidosis in childhood

Chest radiograph stage#DiagnosisFollow-up
04 (9)31 (80)
I28 (61)4 (10)
II12 (26)2 (5)
III2 (4)1 (3)
IV01 (3)
Total n4639
  • Data are presented as n (%). Stage 0 can be described as normal; stage I as presenting mediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathy; stage II as mediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathy and parenchymal infiltrates; stage III as parenchymal infiltrates; stage IV as pulmonary fibrosis.