[Sarcoidosis--a diagnostic and therapeutic problem]

Przegl Lek. 2000;57(11):659-64.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a multi-organ granulomatous disorder of an unknown cause. Skin sarcoidosis occurs in about 20-35% of patients with systemic disease and may also arise in isolation. A wide range of clinical presentations of cutaneous sarcoidosis is recognised. The diagnosis rests on the presence of non-caseating granulomas on skin biopsy. Treatment and overall prognosis of cutaneous sarcoidosis is primarily dependent on the degree of systemic involvement.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Humans
  • Prognosis
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoidosis / therapy*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases / therapy*