Cutaneous Sarcoidosis: Preamble of a Paucisymptomatic Systemic Disease

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations. Skin involvement is an early, frequent and accessible location for a histopathological study. Several risk factors have been described to determine the likelihood of systemic involvement of an apparent cutaneous condition. Early diagnosis and systemic treatment could prevent future complications. A series of three cases is presented in which the initial diagnosis was cutaneous sarcoidosis, but it was actually the first manifestation of a systemic disease. A review of this topic is also presented.

Keywords: Adenopatías mediastínicas; Cutaneous sarcoidosis; Enfermedad granulomatosa sistémica; Mediastinal lymphadenopathy; Sarcoidosis cutánea; Systemic granulomatous disease.