Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of a 53-Year-Old Female: A Case Report.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of an unknown cause that affects multiple organs, most commonly lungs, intrathoracic lymph nodes, eyes, and skin, which accounts between 20% and 25%. However, cutaneous sarcoidosis can present without any systemic involvement in 25% of cases. We present a case of a 53-year-old female patient with cutaneous sarcoidosis with no lung involvement. The patient presented to the family medicine department with non-itchy, tender, erythematous papules occurring at the dorsal part of the hands and the right foot for three months. Skin punch biopsy demonstrated multiple dermal-based nodules consisting of non-necrotizing granulomata. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level and a chest radiograph were normal and not consistent with pulmonary sarcoidosis. There are different cutaneous manifestations of cutaneous sarcoidosis and early identification helps in early intervention.

• Authors: Ali Alghamdi, Nadia Mazraani, Salman A Thabet, Basel Saeed Alghamdi, Maha Hanawi, Hatim Almaghraby, Hassan F Huwait
• Journal: Cureus (Cureus) Vol. 13 Issue 11 Pg. e19351 (Nov 2021) ISSN: 2168-8184 [Print] United States
• PMID: 34909312 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2021, Alghamdi et al.