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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul-Sep;6(3):660-662.
doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.222012.

Annular cutaneous sarcoidosis with systemic involvement

Ajay Kumar Mishra  1 , Anu Anna George  2 , Dincy Peter  2
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Case Reports

Annular cutaneous sarcoidosis with systemic involvement

Ajay Kumar Mishra et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2017 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease involving multiple systems. Cutaneous involvement is present in 25% of patients. A 42-year-old woman presented with itchy skin lesions on her face for 5 years duration. She was found to have annular and discoid plaques with prominent overlying telangiectasia. A biopsy from the plaque was suggestive of sarcoidosis. On further evaluation, she was found to have both pulmonary and ocular involvements. Annular sarcoidosis is a rare variant of cutaneous sarcoidosis. We report this case to highlight this rare variant of sarcoidosis and discuss the various cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis.

Keywords: Annular; cutaneous; sarcoidosis; systemic.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Dull erythematosus discoid and annular scaly plaques varying in size from 1 cm × 1 cm to 4 cm × 5 cm scattered on the forehead, infraorbital area, cheeks, and chin with prominent telangiectasia
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dermoscopic photograph of the plaque on the face showing a structureless area with well-defined, large, wavy, vessel loops
Figure 3
Figure 3
Computed tomography scan showing multiple scattered calcified hilar nodes and subpleural nodules consistent with pulmonary involvement of sarcoidosis
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