Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 31: 442-451DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1262212ABSTRACTSarcoidosis is a systemic disease with skin manifestations. Skin manifestations are classified as nonspecific if they are not characterized by granulomatous inflammation and specific if the lesions have granulomas histologically. Erythema nodosum is the most common nonspecific skin manifestation, and it portends a good prognosis. Specific skin [...]
We describe a 30-year-old woman with polymorphic skin lesions including papules, plaques, and nodules, as well as uncommon variants like eyelid papules, palmar and digital nodules, tattoo sarcoid, as well as scar sarcoid. The patient also had stage II pulmonary sarcoidosis, and articular as well as reticulo-endothelial system involvement manifested by enlarged mediastinal and abdominal [...]
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We report a case of lichenoid cutaneous sarcoidosis that was refractory to conventional therapy but was successfully treated with tranilast. A 76-year-old Japanese man was referred to our clinic with asymptomatic papules and erythematous plaques on his trunk and extremities (, A-C). He was in good health and was not taking any oral medications. [...]
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We present a rare case of sarcoidosis with multiple purpuric leg ulcers showing a granulomatous vasculitis histologically. (Source: Australasian Journal of Dermatology)
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We report three new cases of mono-localized, purely cutaneous IFN[alpha]-induced sarcoidosis. In addition, an extensive review of the literature, with special attention to skin involvement, was performed through a PubMed search. The analysis of the retrieved articles showed that cutaneous lesions are frequent signs of IFN-induced sarcoidosis. Skin involvement is documented in 56% of the [...]