SARCOIDOSIS: THE SILHOUETTES OF SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL EVOLUTION

Since the times of Jonathan Hatchinson, the author of first clinical description of sarcoidosis case, this disease was considered as dermatological one, slowly evolving into multisystem condition, associated with bone cyctosis, respiratory and other systems involvement. Later, due to epidemiology advances, it has become appreciated that sarcoidosis was spread globally, affecting people of all sexes and races. In the recent years, an achievements in different fields, especially biochemistry, genetics, immunology and molecular biology, significantly improved our understanding of this ilness. Each new methodological approach makes a solution of the enigma closer, particularly a still slipping away cause of the disease. The article reflects the major milestones of sarcoidosis history, highlighted by author. Key words: sarcoidosis, history, evolution of views.