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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep;6(9):915-917.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.07.026. Epub 2020 Jul 24.

Sarcoid-like reaction in a patient recovering from coronavirus disease 19 pneumonia

Sara Behbahani  1 , Julia O Baltz  2   3 , Rebecca Droms  2 , April C Deng  4 , Shinya U Amano  4 , Nikki A Levin  2 , Mary Callery O'Brien  5 , Karen Wiss  2   6
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Case Reports

Sarcoid-like reaction in a patient recovering from coronavirus disease 19 pneumonia

Sara Behbahani et al. JAAD Case Rep. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; coronavirus disease 2019; dermatologic manifestations of disease; sarcoid-like reactions; sarcoidosis; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Indurated violaceous nodules on the glabella, submental chin, and anterior shin.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Subcutaneous fat notable for well-formed noncaseating sarcoidal granulomas in a predominantly lobular distribution with some spillover into the septae and deep dermis. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification: ×20.)
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