“There are many risk factors for sarcoidosis. Some risk factors, such as where you work, can be changed. But your age, family history, and many other risk factors cannot be changed.

Age: You can get sarcoidosis at any age, but the risk goes up as you get older, especially after age 55.

Environment: Living or working near insecticides, mold, or other substances that may cause inflammation raises your risk. You may be around these substances if you are in health care or the automotive industry or are a farmer or firefighter.

Family history and genetics: Having a close relative with sarcoidosis raises your risk.

Medicines: Certain types of HIV medicines and monoclonal antibodies(link is external) used to treat cancer or overactive immune system can raise your risk.

Race or ethnicity: Your risk is higher if you are of African or Scandinavian descent.

Sex: Women are more likely to have sarcoidosis, although men can also have it.

Other medical conditions, such as lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, can also lead to sarcoidosis.”

NIH National Library of Medicine (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7755458/)