sarcoidosis derived name
Skin Sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis is a progressive systemic granulomatous disease involving possibly any organ or tissue in our body. The very name sarcoidosis is derived from the fact that it causes âflesh-likeâ lesions.Sarcoidosis was first identified over 100 years ago by two dermatologists working independently, Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson in England and Dr. Caesar Boeck in Norway.Sarcoidosis was originally called Hutchinsonâs disease or Boeckâs disease.Dr. Boeck went on to fashion todayâs name for the disease from the Greek words âsarkâ and âoid,â meaning flesh-like. The term describes the skin eruptions that are frequently caused by the illness.The skin is affected in around 20 % of sarcoidosis patients.r. Boeck went on to fashion todayâs name for the disease from the Greek words âsarkâ and âoid,â meaning flesh-like. The term describes the skin eruptions that are frequently caused by the illness. The skin is affected in around 20 % of sarcoidosis patients.