Unusual subcutaneous sarcoidosis of the face.

نویسندگان

  • V T Ho
  • V M Rao
  • D Reiter
  • P Shetty
چکیده

Two unusual cases of sarcoidosis manifesting as subcutaneous masses of the face are reported: in the first, the lesion occurred at the site of an osteotomy for rhinoplasty and was the initial clinical manifestation of sarcoidosis; in the second, the skin lesion was part of a multisystemic disease. The cases were documented with CT. Sarcoidosis should be added to the differential of soft-tissue masses of the face.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

دوره 13 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1992