Skin changes in sarcoidosis.

نویسنده

  • E Cronin
چکیده

The skin changes which occur in sarcoidosis are erythema nodosum and specific granulomata. The incidence of erythema nodosum and its frequency in England and Scandinavia is contrasted with its comparative rarity among Negro patients in the United States. The various types of granulomata are described and classified. In contrast with erytbema nodosum, granulomata are more common in Negro than in Caucasian patients.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 46 538  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1970