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Table 4 Sarcoidosis staging criteria based on chest HRCT presentation

From: Chest high-resolution computed tomography can make higher accurate stages for thoracic sarcoidosis than X-ray

Stage

Chest X-ray and HRCT presentations

With pleural involvement

0

No abnormal presentation

0*

I

Bilateral hilar and/or mediastinal lymph node enlargement and without lung infiltration opacities

I*

II

Bilateral hilar and/or mediastinal lymph node enlargement and with reticular, nodular, and patchy opacities

II*

III

Reticular, nodular, and/or patchy opacities and without bilateral hilar and/or mediastinal lymph node enlargement

III*

IV

Pulmonary fibrosis, honeycomb lung, pulmonary bulla, and emphysema

IV*

  1. *stands for with pleural involvement