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CLINICS IN CHEST MEDICINE
Volume 36, Issue 4, Pages 685-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2015.08.010
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Cutaneous sarcoidosis; Granulomas; Noncaseating; Lupus pernio; Erythema nodosum; Lofgren syndrome
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The skin is the second most common organ affected in sarcoidosis, which can affect patients of all ages and races, with African-American women having the highest rates of sarcoidosis in the United States. The cutaneous manifestations are protean and can reflect involvement of sarcoidal granulomas within the lesion or represent reactive non-specific inflammation, as seen with erythema nodosum. Systemic work-up is necessary in any patient with cutaneous involvement of sarcoidal granulomas, and treatment depends on other organ involvement and severity of clinical disease. Skin-directed therapies are first line for mild disease, and immunomodulators or imnnunosuppressants may be necessary.
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