Sarcoidosis with necrobiosis‐lipoidica–like skin lesions: A challenge for the dermatologist

Coincidence of Sarcoidosis With Ankylosing Spondylitis in a 48-Year-Old Woman; A Therapeutic Challenge

Introduction: A case of pulmonary sarcoidosis is reported because of difficulties in diagnosis and treatment, including the co-existence of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and severe corticosteroid dependence. Case Presentation: A 48-year-old nonsmoking woman referred to the hospital because of chronic nonproductive cough and dyspnea with a 10-year history of...

A clinicopathologic study of precancerous skin lesions

Background: Precancerous lesions are disorders that are highlylikely to become malignant. Early diagnosis of precancerous skinlesions helps to prevent skin cancers. The aim of this study wasclinicopathological assessment of precancerous skin lesions inpatients referred to the dermatology department of Imam Rezahospital.Method: Two hundred and nine patients who were diagnosed withprecancerous le...

Sarcoidosis with bilateral epididymal and testicular lesions.

We report a case of genital sarcoidosis that presented characteristic features on MRI. A 25-year-old man sarcoidosis patient with ocular and lung lesions presented a painful mass in the left scrotum together with systemic symptoms of fever, appetite loss, headache, and stomach-ache during the tapering of steroids. The patient was hypercalcemic, and this was thought to be the cause of his system...

Fundal Lesions in Sarcoidosis.

Polymorphism of rs2076530 allele in BTNL2 gene in patients with skin sarcoidosis compared to skin sarcoidal reaction and normal skin: A case-control study

Background: In 10-30% of the cases with sarcoidosis, skin lesions appear solely without any systemic signs or symptoms. BTNL2 gene, which is a member of the immunoglobulin gene super family and is associated with CD86 and CD80 co-stimulatory receptors, is identified to play an important role in the establishment of sarcoidosis. We aimed to evaluate the role of this gene in patients with skin sa...