Lupus pernio without systemic involvement

Autor: Gopikrishnan Anjaneyan, Rita Vora
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Indian Dermatology Online Journal, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 314-317 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2229-5178
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.120656
Popis: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that can affect the pulmonary, reticulo-endothelial, skin, gastrointestinal, cardiac, musculo - skeletal, endocrine or central nervous system. Exclusive cutaneous involvement is very rare in sarcoidosis. Lupus pernio is a variant of cutaneous sarcoidosis presenting with erythematous to violaceous nodules and plaques located symmetrically over the nose, cheeks, ears and digits. We present a case of lupus pernio which showed rapid improvement with topical steroids and has yet not developed any systemic involvement even after 6 years of regular follow up.
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