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Sarcoidosis

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Abstract

Sarcoidosis (Boeck’s disease) is a multisystemic inflammatory disorder, characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas in multiple organs.

Cutaneous sarcoidosis is the first manifestation of the disease in almost one-third of the patients, providing valuable opportunity for early and correct diagnosis. It occurs in about 25% of the patients with systemic disease or can also be isolated. Some patients with systemic sarcoidosis may develop skin manifestations later in the disease course.

There are many different forms of cutaneous sarcoidosis, some of which are extremely rare. Nevertheless, patients may display more than one form simultaneously. Erythema nodosum and lupus pernio are the most common skin lesions.

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  1. Clinic of Dermatology, Medical Faculty, University, “Ss Cyril and Methodius University”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

    Katerina Damevska

  2. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, University of Medicine, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Snejina Vassileva & Kossara Drenovska

  3. Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, University “Ss Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

    Slavica Kostadinova-Kunovska

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Damevska, K., Vassileva, S., Drenovska, K., Kostadinova-Kunovska, S. (2019). Sarcoidosis. In: Smoller, B., Bagherani, N. (eds) Atlas of Dermatology, Dermatopathology and Venereology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45134-3_47-1

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