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Hana Ali Al-Riyami1, Maisa Hamed Al-Kiyumi2, Raya Rashid Al-Harthi3
1Directorate General of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.
Oman Medical Journal
|February 26, 2020
Summary
This case report details a rare presentation of sarcoidosis, initially manifesting as an isolated penile lesion in a 63-year-old man. The patient later developed widespread skin nodules and responded effectively to steroid treatment.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Dermatology
- Pathology
Background:
- Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown cause.
- Non-caseating granulomas are the hallmark of sarcoidosis.
- Penile involvement is an exceptionally rare initial presentation.
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