Cutaneous sarcoidosis mimicking pigmented purpuric dermatosis

J Cutan Pathol. 2023 Feb;50(2):123-126. doi: 10.1111/cup.14326. Epub 2022 Sep 21.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas. Cutaneous involvement of sarcoidosis is common and has a wide variety of clinical presentations. Herein, we present a case of cutaneous sarcoidosis mimicking pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD) in a 26-year-old female treated with topical tofacitinib cream and a literature review of all other reported cases of cutaneous sarcoidosis with PPD-like features.

Keywords: GPPD; PPD; PPD-like sarcoidosis; cutaneous; dermatopathology; general dermatology; granuloma; granulomatous pigmented purpura; medical dermatology; sarcoidosis.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Granuloma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Pigmentation Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Purpura*
  • Sarcoidosis* / diagnosis