ABSTRACT
Relata-se o caso de paciente portadora de hepatite C, com surgimento de granuloma por corpo estranho nos sulcos nasolabiais e glabela, cinco anos após submeter-se a aplicação de preenchedor cutâneo permanente. A paciente fez uso de interferon e ribavirina para tratar hepatite C durante seis meses, com o surgimento dos granulomas 30 dias após o fim do tratamento. Realizada então terapia com corticoide oral, havendo melhora gradativa do quadro cutâneo.
This article describes the case of a female hepatitis C patient who presented with a foreign body granuloma in the nasolabial folds and glabella five years after receiving an application of permanent dermal filler. The patient used interferon and ribavirin for treating hepatitis C for six months, and the granulomas appeared 30 days after the end of the treatment. Treatment with oral steroids was carried out, with a gradual improvement in the appearance of the skin.
ABSTRACT
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. The skin is commonly affected. Cutaneous manifestations can mimic other diseases and autoimmune disorders. The dermatologist plays a critical role in elucidating the clinical diagnosis and assisting other specialists in the investigation of a systemic disease. We report a patient with typical cutaneous manifestation of sarcoidosis with pulmonary involvement.
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Lung Diseases/pathology , Sarcoidosis/pathology , Syringoma/pathology , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , HumansABSTRACT
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. The skin is commonly affected. Cutaneous manifestations can mimic other diseases and autoimmune disorders. The dermatologist plays a critical role in elucidating the clinical diagnosis and assisting other specialists in the investigation of a systemic disease. We report a patient with typical cutaneous manifestation of sarcoidosis with pulmonary involvement.
A sarcoidose é uma doença granulomatosa de etiologia desconhecida. A pele é comumente afetada. As manifestações cutâneas podem mimetizar outras afecções e desordens auto-imunes. Assim, o dermatologista assume papel fundamental para elucidar o diagnóstico clínico e auxiliar outros especialistas na investigação de uma doença sistêmica. Relatamos um caso de paciente com manifestação cutânea típica de sarcoidose associada com acometimento pulmonar.