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Cutaneous Sarcoidosis in a patient with left Hilar calcification of the lungs - A Case Report Cover

Cutaneous Sarcoidosis in a patient with left Hilar calcification of the lungs - A Case Report

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|Mar 2017

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is an acquired idiopathic granulomatous disease, which is characterized by noncaseating epithelioid granulomas in organs and tissues. Most frequently it affects the lungs, liver, lymph nodes, skin, eyes and other organs. The cutaneous lesions appear in 20 - 30% of patients with systemic manifestations, and in 25% of them they appear without systemic manifestations. Based on the histopathological characteristics, cutaneous lesions are divided into specific, characterized by cutaneous granuloma, and non-specific, which are not granulomatous. Moreover, they can be classified as typical and atypical. We are presenting a female patient with unilateral hilar calcification of the lungs, who exhibited plaque skin lesions typical for sarcoidosis, with a specific granulomatous histology and a favorable response to corticosteroid and antimalarial therapy.

Language: English
Page range: 161 - 170
Published on: Mar 20, 2017
Published by: Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2017 Mirjana Paravina, Milanka Ljubenović, Milenko Stanojević, Milica Stepanović, Dragica Marković, published by Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
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