Skinsarcoidosis: A trick for primary case physicians
Citation
Tanyildizi, T., Kotan, O. S., Ozkaya, S., Ersoz, S., & Gumus, A. (2012). Skinsarcoidosis: A trick for primary case physicians. Respiratory medicine case reports, 5, 49–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmedc.2011.09.002Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown etiology. Skin lesions occur in about a quarter of patients with sarcoidosis and specific manifestations include erythema nodosum, maculopapular eruption, plaques, lupus pernio and scar sarcoidosis. A 39-year old male presented with cutaneous involvement of sarcoidosis. The skin biopsy revealed non-caseating granuloma. Our patient had skin manifestation of makulopapular eruption form of skinsarcoidosis along with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. The 40 mg/day oral methylprednisolone was started and skin lesions were fully recovered. We report a case of skin involvement as a first sign of sarcoidosis. © 2011..
