Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis Occurring in Both Chin and Toe
Autor: | Sam Yong Lee, Jae Ha Hwang, Jun Ho Choi, Dong Seob Lim, Kwang Seog Kim |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Sarcoidosis Epidermal Cyst Case Report 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Forearm Subcutaneous tissue medicine business.industry Toes medicine.disease Chin Surgery Interlobar Plastic surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Face Subcutaneous sarcoidosis Radiology business |
Zdroj: | Archives of Craniofacial Surgery |
ISSN: | 2287-5603 2287-1152 |
DOI: | 10.7181/acfs.2017.18.3.207 |
Popis: | Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by non-caseating granulomas of unknown origin. Of the fewer than 6% of sarcoidosis cases that occur in subcutaneous tissue, most occur on the face or forearm, but rarely in the toe. A 33-year-old man was admitted to our institute with a 2-cm mass on his chin and a 0.5-cm mass on his right fourth toe. Based on preoperative ultrasonography, epidermal cysts were suspected, and histopathological tests were performed after removing the masses. Histopathologically, the chin and toe tissue samples showed chronic granulomatous inflammation, without necrosis, indicative of sarcoidosis. Chest computed tomography revealed a large number of small nodules in both the interlobar fissures and the peribronchial area, and a large number of small lymph nodes in both the hilar and interlobar node areas. On the basis of the histopathologic and imaging findings, the patient was diagnosed with sarcoidosis. This very rare case of sarcoidosis, occurring in both chin and toe, suggests that thorough evaluation is needed to find other mass when we find sarcoidosis in facial area. |
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