Unusual manifestation of cutaneous sarcoidosis: a case report of morpheaform sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is multi organ disease with cutaneous manifestation in 20%-35% patients. Cutaneous sarcoidosis has variable manifestations that make it difficult to diagnose. So clinical, histopathologic and laboratory evaluation is needed for diagnosis. Most of cutaneous lesions presents as nodul, macu...

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Published inActa medica Iranica Vol. 50; no. 9; pp. 648 - 651
Main Authors Vasaghi, Attiyeh, Kalafi, Amir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Iran Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012
Subjects
Adolescent
Biopsy
Cutaneous sarcoidosis
Granuloma
Humans
Hydroxychloroquine - administration & dosage
Hydroxychloroquine - therapeutic use
Male
Morphea
Prednisolone - administration & dosage
Prednisolone - therapeutic use
Sarcoidosis - diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - drug therapy
Sarcoidosis - pathology
Skin Diseases - diagnosis
Skin Diseases - drug therapy
Skin Diseases - pathology
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Summary:Sarcoidosis is multi organ disease with cutaneous manifestation in 20%-35% patients. Cutaneous sarcoidosis has variable manifestations that make it difficult to diagnose. So clinical, histopathologic and laboratory evaluation is needed for diagnosis. Most of cutaneous lesions presents as nodul, maculopapule and plaque. Morpheaform lesion is a rare presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis. This case had multiple indurated scaly plaques resemble morphea with granulomatous pattern in histopathologic examination. The patient responded to prednisolone in addition to hydroxychloroquine.
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ISSN:0044-6025
1735-9694
0173-5969