Graves Disease and Sarcoidosis

Hi Dave. I’ve never paired Sarcoid and Graves in a search before your enquiry, but within just a few minutes of looking I found the following, which suggests that concomitant sarcoidosis of the thyroid and graves hyperthroidism is not commonly reported:



http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559461_3

But nothing I glimpsed suggested that one causes the other…

I’m interested in Sarcoid because I have a family member who “probably” has it. Without a lung biopsy we can’t know for sure. It’s presently (recently) in a dormant stage, or at least the symptoms aren’t raging. In his case, looking back, it’s likely he’s had it close to 20 years. It’s episodic. Perhaps your wife has been similarly afflicted.

I’d be keen to learn more.

Greetings,

SO VERY sorry to have not replied before now. Thank you for the information. I literally forgot to check back for an answer. At any rate, many thanks. Sincerely, Dave

I had an acute "thyroid storm" and was diagnosed with Grave's Disease..which is not curable without specific procedures. I had Thyroid Ablation done. Had never had a problem. But this occurred when I was in the hospital for a new, acute diagnosis of Pulmonary (Lung) Saroidoisis..most common type and what I felt your wife had, not of the thyroid. This was 12 years ago.
I was wondering because last year, Bernie Mac died from Sarcoidoisis and eyes were very enlarged, as in Graves.
Good luck!