Cutaneous sarcoidosis presenting as leonine facies.
Cutis
; 73(1): 57-62, 2004 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14964633
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous sarcoidosis often masquerades as many other disease entities. We describe the case of a 56-year-old African American man with a 1-year history of progressively enlarging nodules and plaques of the face resulting in a leonine appearance and madarosis. The diagnosis of cutaneous sarcoidosis was made after skin biopsy results revealed noncaseating granulomas without evidence of foreign body, mycobacteria, or deep fungal infection. A thorough systemic workup was void of other comorbidities. The reports of tumoral sarcoidosis or sarcoidosis presenting with leonine facies are rare, and those cases that have been reported have been linked to other systemic findings.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sarcoidosis
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Skin Diseases
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Facies
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Cutis
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States