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Marco Aurelio Ramírez Huaranga1, Claudia Carolina Ramos Rodríguez2, Iris Violeta de la Rocha Vedia3
1Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, España.
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.
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