Clinical Features of Skin
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1.1 Cutaneous sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatosis disease of unknown etiology, characterized pathologically by noncaseating granulomas in involved tissues1,2. It mainly involves the lungs but may also be associated with systemic manifestations3. The disease most commonly affects the lungs, lymph nodes, liver, spleen, phalangeal bones, parotid glands, eyes, and skin4. Skin involvement rarely causes significant morbidity or mortality. However, it can adversely affaect a patient’s quality of life by causing cosmetic impairment 5.
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