Clinical and experimental dermatology
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Clin. Exp. Dermatol. · Mar 2010
A retrospective analysis of 34 patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis assessed in a dermatology department.
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology, which most often involves the lungs and lymphatic system. Cutaneous involvement is found in approximately 25% of cases of sarcoid. Most previous studies of cutaneous sarcoidosis have been drawn from populations with defined pulmonary disease, so may represent a population with more systemic involvement. ⋯ All patients presenting to a dermatology department with cutaneous sarcoidal granulomas require investigation for systemic sarcoid. Our data suggest that approximately 30% of patients seen in a dermatology clinic with cutaneous sarcoidal granulomas will have disease apparently limited to the skin.