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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr 2:48:122-124.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2024.03.012. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Chitotriosidase: Providing confirmation of cutaneous sarcoidosis when angiotensin converting enzyme fails

Carlie Reeves  1 , Colleen D Powers  2 , Robert T Brodell  3   4
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Case Reports

Chitotriosidase: Providing confirmation of cutaneous sarcoidosis when angiotensin converting enzyme fails

Carlie Reeves et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: lupus pernio; sarcoidosis.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
A, Indurated papules coalescing in a plaque on the nasal tip and alar rim bilaterally, demonstrating a cobblestone appearance. Erosion on left alar rim consistent with biopsy site. Erythematous to hypopigmented patches on medial aspect of the cheeks, sparing the nasolabial fold. B, Atrophic papules on the nasal tip and firm papules along the left nasal ala.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Biopsy of the left nasal ala revealed islands of naked epithelioid granulomas with multinucleated giant cells and lymphocytes throughout the dermis.
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