Isolated Cutaneous Sarcoidosis: A New Insight into the Old Entity
Published: August 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3303
Sharath Kumar H K., Gayathri M N., Bharathi M., Ravikumar T.
1. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology,
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology,
3. Professor, Department of Pathology,
4. PG Student, Department of Pathology, Mysore Medical College & Research Institute.
Correspondence
Dr. Sharath Kumar H.K.,
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Mysore Medical College & Research Institute.
Phone: 09743813949, E-mail: sharath_hk@hotmail.com
Cutaneous lesions are a part of common manifestation in multi–systemic sarcoidosis and skin involvement occurs in 20% to 35% of the patients with systemic disease. An exclusive cutaneous involvement is rare and it is reported in about 4%-5% of the patients of sarcoidosis. These lesions have been classified into specific and non–specific, depending on the presence of non- caseating granulomas, on histopathologic studies. In the present study, we are reporting two cases of isolated cutaneous sarcoidosis without systemic manifestations, which is a rare presentation. Sarcoidosis will continue to challenge even the most experienced clinicians with respect to a high degree of suspicion and further investigations for diagnosing and treating this disorder.
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