Subcutaneous sarcoidosis with dactylitis

Summary Subcutaneous sarcoidosis appears to be rare and is usually associated with hiliar adenopathy. Finger swelling is well recognized in patients with sarcoidosis and usually results from bony involvement or tenosynovitis. 1 We report a patient with subcutaneous sarcoidosis and dactylitis. Biopsy...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental dermatology 1995-09, Vol.20 (5), p.434-435
Main Authors: CURCO, N., PAGEROLS, X., VIVES, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fingers
Hand
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Sarcoidosis - complications
Sarcoidosis - pathology
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
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Summary:Summary Subcutaneous sarcoidosis appears to be rare and is usually associated with hiliar adenopathy. Finger swelling is well recognized in patients with sarcoidosis and usually results from bony involvement or tenosynovitis. 1 We report a patient with subcutaneous sarcoidosis and dactylitis. Biopsy of a finger and of subcutaneous nodules showed similar features with a granulomatous infiltrate. There were no osseus or tendinous lesions.
ISSN:0307-6938
1365-2230
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2230.1995.tb01367.x