Primarily, because most people with sarcoidosis look well! Hence, some sarcoidosis symptoms sometimes are brushed off if you will... to Sidebar discussions to revisit at later dates.
- Living With & Managing Sarcoidosis--
In my opinion, it's not that providers don't believe you per say! Nor, is that they don't care...
It's the "human factor" that comes into play as an obstacle of delay when you don't look sick!