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Can Sarcoidosis Cause Lung Infection And Night Sweats?
Hi my name is Colleen Mosher. I have scardosis, for a number of years. It is affecting currently lungs, vocal cords due to my lung capacity, nerves system, (now have sores due to nerves), and it affects my eyes. I still work 2 jobs take tons of medicine do 5 breathing treatment a day. Recently I have lung infection again. Within a week or so I starting feeling cold and clammy . Last night It was so bad that my bed sheets were completely wet, like they came out of the wash. Is this a sign of it attacking something else
Mon, 30 Oct 2017
Hello
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease, which attacks mostly lungs and lymph nodes.
Night sweats and tiredness are common symptoms of Sarcoidosis.
It's difficult to know if you have an exacerbation of the disease or it's a lung infection even if you have fever since the fever is also seen in some cases of sarcoidosis.
You surely need to visit your doctor to have a clinical examination and to do some laboratory tests to make sure it's not an infection which needs a special treatment (Antibiotherapy).
Also your doctor may consider adjustment of your treatment to the best control of the disease.
Hope I answered your question
Wish you a speedy recovery
Best regards
Dr. Noor Farid
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease, which attacks mostly lungs and lymph nodes.
Night sweats and tiredness are common symptoms of Sarcoidosis.
It's difficult to know if you have an exacerbation of the disease or it's a lung infection even if you have fever since the fever is also seen in some cases of sarcoidosis.
You surely need to visit your doctor to have a clinical examination and to do some laboratory tests to make sure it's not an infection which needs a special treatment (Antibiotherapy).
Also your doctor may consider adjustment of your treatment to the best control of the disease.
Hope I answered your question
Wish you a speedy recovery
Best regards
Dr. Noor Farid
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