Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis Mimicking Cellulitis

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Report of a case of subcutaneous sarcoidosis

In this article we present a 53-year-old lady, who had progressive indurated skin lesions on her both forearms since 3 months ago, without skin discoloration. Chest x-ray showed parahilar lymphadenopathy, in high resolution CT (HRCT) scan evaluation multiple lymph nodes in upper and middle mediastinum were reported. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) level was increased to 81 (normal 5-5...

Sarcoidosis mimicking cholangiocarcinoma.

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Mimicking Fulminant Periorbital Cellulitis

PURPOSE To report a patient who was referred for orbital cellulitis but was finally diagnosed with acute leukemia. CASE REPORT A 17-year-old boy presented with fever, periorbital erythema and swelling mimicking periorbital cellulitis. He underwent empiric antibiotic therapy. Complete blood counts revealed leukocytosis with a predominance of immature blast cells. Bone marrow aspiration confirm...

Subcutaneous sarcoidosis with sarcoidal polyneuropathy.

Sir, We describe here a rare case of subcutaneous sarcoidosis with perineurial granulomas. A 70-year-old woman was referred to a neurologist in our hospital because of mixed paralysis of the limbs. A chest radiograph revealed bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. The results of the electrophysiological tests revealed polyneuropathy. The tuberculin test was negative, following a previous positive res...