Does sarcoidosis cause fatigue on a daily basis?

Sarcoidosis can cause a number of symptoms, including daily fatigue. This is likely due to chronic, systemic (bodywide) inflammation. Other common symptoms include:

• cough, shortness of breath, chest pain

• fever

• weight loss and poor appetite

• skin rashes

• eye dryness or inflammation or changes in vision

• muscle weakness, low energy, inability to exercise

• parotid gland swelling – this is a salivary gland located near the jaw

• palpitations, passing out or feeling faint

• joint pain (with or without swelling)

Of note, up to half of people diagnosed with sarcoidosis have no symptoms at the time of diagnosis. In such cases, the condition is detected incidentally, such as when a chest x-ray is obtained for an unrelated reason.