Sarcoidosis simulating syringomas / Sarcoidose simulando siringomas
An. bras. dermatol
; 87(2): 309-312, Mar.-Apr. 2012. ilus, tab
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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.
RESUMO
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.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Sarcoidosis
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Syringoma
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Lung Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
DERMATOLOGIA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil