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Muhaidat JM, Alhaje EA, Al-qarqaz FA, Alshiyab DM, Qablan AB. Idiopathic Granulomatous Vulvitis: A Case Report on a Rare Disease. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-CASE REPORTS 2024; 17:11795476241253109. [PMID: 38725915 PMCID: PMC11080743 DOI: 10.1177/11795476241253109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Idiopathic granulomatous vulvitis is an uncommon anogenital area disease described in the last few decades. It causes an inflammatory reaction that culminates in swelling and possibly distortion of the female anogenital area. Many reported cases consider this non-infectious entity the genital counterpart to granulomatous cheilitis. We here present a 64 years old female patient with idiopathic granulomatous vulvitis co-existing with lipodermatosclerosis, with the excellent response of the former condition to hydroxychloroquine and potent topical steroids.
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- Jihan M Muhaidat
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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Larrondo J, Gosch M, Donoso J, Castro A. Persistent Erythematous Papules on the Inflammatory Scalp: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol 2023; 45:660-661. [PMID: 37625806 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000002523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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- Jorge Larrondo
- Department of Dermatology, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Salvador, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Hemathology, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile; and
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- Department of Pathology, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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Dunn C, Whitney Z, Foss M, Ambur A, Eubanks S, Leavitt A, Nathoo R. Intralesional Certolizumab for Refractory Lupus Pernio. JAMA Dermatol 2023; 159:890-891. [PMID: 37314762 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.0987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This case report describes a patient with refractory lupus pernio that responded to treatment with a series of intralesional certolizumab injections.
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- Charles Dunn
- Department of Dermatology, Kansas City University-GMEC/ADCS Consortium, Maitland, Florida
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- Department of Dermatology, Kansas City University-GMEC/ADCS Consortium, Maitland, Florida
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- Department of Dermatology, Kansas City University-GMEC/ADCS Consortium, Maitland, Florida
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- Department of Dermatology, Kansas City University-GMEC/ADCS Consortium, Maitland, Florida
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- Department of Dermatology, Kansas City University-GMEC/ADCS Consortium, Maitland, Florida
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- Department of Dermatology, Kansas City University-GMEC/ADCS Consortium, Maitland, Florida
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- Department of Dermatology, Kansas City University-GMEC/ADCS Consortium, Maitland, Florida
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Rezigh AB, Rezigh A, Kanjee Z, Sargsyan Z, Sherman S, Kumfer AM. Outside looking in. J Hosp Med 2023; 18:633-637. [PMID: 36451344 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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- Alec B Rezigh
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Gaddam M, Ojinnaka U, Ahmed Z, Kannan A, Quadir H, Hakobyan K, Mostafa JA. Sarcoidosis: Various Presentations, Coexisting Diseases and Malignancies. Cureus 2021; 13:e16967. [PMID: 34540380 PMCID: PMC8423115 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Sarcoidosis is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease with a characteristic non-caseating granuloma formation. It affects women more than men. The lung is the most commonly affected organ, however, extrapulmonary involvement is also seen. Sarcoidosis can affect any organ or tissue and can also involve multiple organs simultaneously. As a disease, it shares clinical symptoms with a variety of autoimmune, non-autoimmune disorders and malignancies. Not only it mimics clinically, but it also coexists with these diseases, posing a significant diagnostic challenge. During this literature review, we obtained data from the previously published PubMed articles within the last five years and reviewed the possible etiological association and clinical coexistence between sarcoidosis and other diseases/malignancies. We aimed to determine the common clinical manifestations, various complex presentations of sarcoidosis and pathophysiological considerations for the association, and to emphasize the link with other diseases, particularly thyroid disorders/malignancies. Physicians should be aware of these associated diseases and should always make a clinical suspicion when confronting a sarcoidosis patient. Thus, a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation for these associated conditions ought to be done in sarcoidosis patients to avoid any delay in the curative treatment for these coexisting diseases and to prevent substandard outcomes.
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- Mrunanjali Gaddam
- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.,Internal Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, IND
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- Family Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.,General Surgery Research, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine/Family Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.,Neurology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Adjunct Faculty, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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Morpheaform sarcoidosis: A case presentation of an uncommon cutaneous manifestation of sarcoidosis. JAAD Case Rep 2021; 14:30-32. [PMID: 34258348 PMCID: PMC8253882 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Khawar T, Chatta P, Sandhu S. Cutaneous Manifestations of Sarcoidosis. JOURNAL OF THE DERMATOLOGY NURSES' ASSOCIATION 2021; 13:219-223. [DOI: 10.1097/jdn.0000000000000626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Sarcoidosis is a multisystem autoimmune disorder that is primarily characterized by its pulmonary manifestations. However, it is equally important to recognize the systemic nature of the disease including cutaneous manifestations, which are seen in a sizable proportion of patients with sarcoidosis. Dermatology nurses have a very important role to play in early recognition and diagnosis of this disease. This review article focuses on the multiple cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis, suggested clinical workup, and available treatment options. The aim of this review is to increase awareness of this disease among dermatology nurses to help facilitate early diagnosis and management.
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Chebbi D, Marzouk S, Snoussi M, Jallouli M, Gouiaa N, Boudawara T, Bahloul Z. Retrospective study of elderly onset sarcoidosis in Tunisian patients. SARCOIDOSIS, VASCULITIS, AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF WASOG 2021; 38:e2021016. [PMID: 34316256 PMCID: PMC8288204 DOI: 10.36141/svdld.v38i2.10338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. It affects mostly young adults. In the elderly, the presentation of this disease is different, often posing positive diagnosis problems. OBJECTIVES We intend to describe the various clinical features and the management of sarcoidosis in elderly patients (age ≥65 years) compared to the younger ones. METHODS We performed a retrospective, descriptive and comparative study in the Department of Internal Medicine in the University Hospital Hedi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia, between 1996 and 2016. RESULTS From a series of 80 patients, we found sixteen patients (20%) with sarcoidosis diagnosed after the age of 65 years. A female preponderance (81,25%) was noted. Intrathoracic involvement concerned 13 patients (81,3%). Extrapulmonary signs were also frequent (93,8%). The main extrathoracic manifestations were ganglionar involvement (75%), an alteration of the general health (31,3%), hepatic involvement (31,3%), cutaneous involvement (25%) and ocular involvement (25%). Biological manifestations were hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, lymphopenia and hypergammaglobulinemia noted in respectively 12,5%, 12,5%, 31,3% and 50% of the cases. Angiotensin-converting enzyme(ACE) level was elevated in 100% of the patients. Lymphadenopathy and cutaneous biopsies were important contributing factors to diagnosis (respectively: 100% and 75% were positive). Oral corticosteroid therapy was required in 50% of cases. Evolution was marked by pulmonary fibrosis in two cases. Satisfactory course of the disease was observed in the other patients. CONCLUSION Young and elderly subjects had common characteristics of sarcoidosis, except for more coexisting chronic morbidities, no erythema nodosum and more frequent high levels of ACE in the elderly group.
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- Donia Chebbi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Histology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Histology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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Chen HW, Vandergriff T. Ichthyosiform sarcoidosis: Report of a case and comprehensive review of the literature. Int J Dermatol 2021; 61:390-400. [PMID: 33929723 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.15604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sarcoidosis is a disease that can affect a multitude of organs and manifest as cutaneous disease. Cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis vary widely in morphology, earning the nickname of "great imitator," and the diagnosis often requires clinicopathologic correlation and additional laboratory and radiographic workup. We present the case of a 42-year-old African American woman with ichthyosiform sarcoidosis on the bilateral lower extremities. As one of the rarest specific variants of cutaneous sarcoidosis, ichthyosiform is understudied and has been primarily documented in case reports and series. We undertake a comprehensive review of the literature to identify key clinicopathologic features including the characterization of sites of cutaneous and systemic involvement, as well as typical histopathological findings. Lower extremities were the most involved body site (85.7%). Extracutaneous organ involvement centered around pulmonary (65.7%), lymph node (57.1%), and ocular (31.4%) involvement. Of the histopathological features reported, hyperkeratosis (51.4%) and diminished stratum granulosum (62.9%) were most frequently reported in conjunction with dermal granulomas (100%). We hope that these findings will serve to aid clinicopathological correlation and accurate diagnosis of ichthyosiform sarcoidosis.
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- Henry W Chen
- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Kiyat P, Palamar M, Gerceker Turk B. Dry eye and Meibomian gland dysfunction evaluation in sarcoidosis patients. Eur J Ophthalmol 2021; 32:11206721211006579. [PMID: 33832342 DOI: 10.1177/11206721211006579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyze the relation between Meibomian gland dysfunction, dry eye, and sarcoidosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty eyes of 10 sarcoidosis patients (Group 1) and 20 left eyes of 20 age-sex matched healthy volunteers (Group 2) were included. Presence of dry eye was evaluated with Schirmer 1 test, tear film break-up time (T-BUT), Oxford scale scoring, Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) score assessments. A slit-lamp biomicroscope infrared filter (Topcon, SL-D701, IJssel, The Netherlands) was used to evaluate Meibomian glands. The drop-out ratio according to meibography was scored for each eyelid from grade 0 (no loss) through grade 3 (lost area >2/3 of the total Meibomian gland area). RESULTS Among dry eye tests mean Schirmer 1 and T-BUT values were lower and OSDI score was higher in Group 1 compared to Group 2 and the differences were statistically significant (p = 0.017, p = 0.039, p = 0.003, respectively). In addition, the upper, lower and total meiboscores were statistically significantly higher in Group 1 (p = 0.047, p = 0.003, p = 0.005, respectively). CONCLUSION A significantly higher presence of dry eye and Meibomian gland drop out ratios was detected in sarcoidosis patients. It is important to monitor sarcoidosis patients for dry eye and Meibomian gland dysfunction and when detected, to treat adequately to prevent ocular surface damage.
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- Pelin Kiyat
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Giner T, Benoit S, Kneitz H, Goebeler M. [Sarcoidosis : Dermatological view of a rare multisystem disease]. Hautarzt 2019; 68:526-535. [PMID: 28573316 DOI: 10.1007/s00105-017-4005-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystem inflammatory disease of largely unknown etiology. While pulmonary sarcoidosis is the most abundant organ manifestation, involvement of the skin that occurs in up to 30% of patients is the most common extrapulmonary presentation of the disease. Dermatologists therefore play an important role not only for establishing the diagnosis and delineating it from potential differential diagnoses but also for the interdisciplinary care of the patient. The clinical presentation of skin sarcoidosis is manifold, which occasionally aggravates making the final diagnosis. Specific skin lesions (with granulomas) and nonspecific skin manifestations (without granulomas) can be differentiated. Since a variety of organ systems can be affected, multidisciplinary cooperation is mandatory. Therapy of sarcoidosis is difficult; evidence-based studies and therapy guidelines are widely lacking. Our review intends to outline the characteristic clinical presentations of cutaneous sarcoidosis, describe the diagnostic approach and how to assure or exclude extracutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis, and suggest a therapy algorithm for the treatment of skin sarcoidosis.
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- T Giner
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland.
- Zentrum für Seltene Erkrankungen (ZESE) Nordbayern - Sarkoidosezentrum, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Deutschland.
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland
- Zentrum für Seltene Erkrankungen (ZESE) Nordbayern - Sarkoidosezentrum, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland
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Kaushik A, Vinay K, Narang T, Saikia UN, Modi M, Prakash M, Dogra S. Ichthyosiform sarcoidosis: a mimic of leprosy? Clin Exp Dermatol 2018; 44:677-680. [DOI: 10.1111/ced.13863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- A. Kaushik
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and LeprologyPGIMERChandigarh India
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and LeprologyPGIMERChandigarh India
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and LeprologyPGIMERChandigarh India
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- Department of Histopathology PGIMER Chandigarh India
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- Department of Neurology PGIMER Chandigarh India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis PGIMER Chandigarh India
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and LeprologyPGIMERChandigarh India
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Vidal M, Alvarado A, López J, Sierra J, Ruíz A. Scar sarcoidosis: A rare entity found by 18F-FDG-PET/CT. Radiol Case Rep 2018; 13:1216-1219. [PMID: 30233763 PMCID: PMC6141697 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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18F-labeled fluoro-2-positron deoxyglucose emission tomography/computed tomography has been widely used in malignancy assessment, however, is not tumor-specific and may be taken up by non-malignant conditions such as sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder and scar sarcoidosis is a rare manifestation of the disease. A 60-year-old man with a past medical history of synchronous colon adenocarcinoma and clear cell renal cell carcinoma with clinical suspicion of tumor recurrence. 18F-labeled fluoro-2-positron deoxyglucose emission tomography/computed tomography scan demonstrated lesions with increased fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in mediastinal and left supraclavicular lymph nodes, along with hypermetabolic cutaneous foci that corresponded with previous surgical scars. Skin biopsy was suggestive of sarcoidosis.
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- M Vidal
- Nuclear Medicine and Radiology Department of the Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, Medellín, Colombia
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- Radiology Resident at CES University, Medellín, Colombia
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- Nuclear Medicine and Radiology Department of the Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, Medellín, Colombia
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- Gastroenterology Department of the Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, Medellín, Colombia
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- Pathology Department of the Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, Medellín, Colombia
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Diallo BD, Diot B, Flament T, Plantier L, Diot P, Sow OY, Marchand-Adam S. [The pentoxifylline, a corticosteroid sparing in the treatment of sarcoidosis: A case report]. REVUE DE PNEUMOLOGIE CLINIQUE 2018; 74:48-51. [PMID: 29122398 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The pentoxifylline seems to have some effects on immune cells by inhibiting tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα). Its role as a sparing corticosteroids in the treatment of sarcoidosis remains to be defined. CLINICAL CASE We present the case of a patient with sarcoidosis corticodependent despite the use of azathioprine. It was finally improved clinically, functionally and by a thoracic computed tomography with addition of pentoxifylline. CONCLUSION When the tolerance of the pentoxifylline is good and there is not a bleeding risk, the benefit-risk in the long term might be interesting in some patients with sarcoidosis corticodependent.
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- B D Diallo
- Service de pneumologie et explorations fonctionnelles respiratoires, CHU de Tours, 37032 Tours, France; Inserm U-1100/EA-6305, centre d'études des pathologies respiratoires, faculté de médicine François-Rabelais, 37032 Tours, France; Service de pneumologie, hôpital Ignace-Deen, Conakry, Guinée
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- Service de pneumologie et explorations fonctionnelles respiratoires, CHU de Tours, 37032 Tours, France
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- Service de pneumologie et explorations fonctionnelles respiratoires, CHU de Tours, 37032 Tours, France
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- Service de pneumologie et explorations fonctionnelles respiratoires, CHU de Tours, 37032 Tours, France; Inserm U-1100/EA-6305, centre d'études des pathologies respiratoires, faculté de médicine François-Rabelais, 37032 Tours, France
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- Service de pneumologie et explorations fonctionnelles respiratoires, CHU de Tours, 37032 Tours, France; Inserm U-1100/EA-6305, centre d'études des pathologies respiratoires, faculté de médicine François-Rabelais, 37032 Tours, France
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- Service de pneumologie, hôpital Ignace-Deen, Conakry, Guinée
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- Service de pneumologie et explorations fonctionnelles respiratoires, CHU de Tours, 37032 Tours, France; Inserm U-1100/EA-6305, centre d'études des pathologies respiratoires, faculté de médicine François-Rabelais, 37032 Tours, France.
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Cembrero Saralegui H, Imbernón Moya A, Churruca Grijelmo M. Three-dimensional eyebrows. JAAD Case Rep 2018; 4:7-9. [PMID: 29387744 PMCID: PMC5771720 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2016.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Hirune Cembrero Saralegui
- Correspondence to: Hirune Cembrero Saralegui, MD, General Diaz Porlier 21, 7B, Madrid, Spain.General Diaz Porlier 21, 7BMadridSpain
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Liu KL, Tsai WC, Lee CH. Cutaneous sarcoidosis: A retrospective case series and a hospital-based case-control study in Taiwan. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e8158. [PMID: 28984765 PMCID: PMC5738001 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology often involving skin. Studies on cutaneous sarcoidosis and comorbidities are limited. This study is aimed to describe the clinical features of cutaneous sarcoidosis diagnosed in our hospital and to determine the relationships between cutaneous sarcoidosis and comorbidities.This retrospective study evaluates patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis in a tertiary center in Taiwan from 1996 to 2015. The records of 38 patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis were reviewed for clinical characteristics and evaluated by analysis of variance. A 1:4 case-control analysis was conducted with 152 age- and sex-matched controls who underwent biopsy for other benign skin tumors.The male to female ratio was 1:4.4. The average age at diagnosis was 51.7 years. Female patients were on average 13.9 years older than male patients. The correlation of age with gender was statistically significant (P = .037). The most common cutaneous lesions were plaques (47.4%) and confined to the face (71.1%). Of the 38 patients, 26.3% had diabetes mellitus. Age over 40 (P = .014) and female (P = .014) were associated with facial involvement. In the case-control study, a higher percentage of patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis than of control subjects had diabetes mellitus (P = .001), hearing loss (P = .031) and eye diseases (P = .047).The present study demonstrates a striking female predominance and high proportions of facial involvement. Diabetes mellitus, hearing loss, and eye diseases may be associated with Taiwanese patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis.
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Ungprasert P, Crowson CS, Matteson EL. Characteristics and Long-Term Outcome of Neurosarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study from 1976-2013. Neuroepidemiology 2017; 48:87-94. [PMID: 28601860 DOI: 10.1159/000477300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Neurosarcoidosis is a rare condition with serious health consequences. However, little is known about clinical characteristics and outcome of neurosarcoidosis in the community setting. METHODS Patients with neurosarcoidosis were identified from a previously described cohort of patients with incident sarcoidosis from Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States from 1976 to 2013 using individual medical record review. Data on clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcome were collected. RESULTS Neurological involvement by sarcoidosis occurred in 11 patients (3% of all patients with sarcoidosis). Cranial neuropathy was the most common type of neurological disease (5 patients; 45%) followed by peripheral neuropathy (3 patients; 27%), and meningitis (3 patients; 27%). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis and elevated CSF protein levels were observed in patients with meningitis, intramedullary spinal cord sarcoidosis, intracranial mass lesion and some patients with cranial neuropathy but were normal in patients with peripheral neuropathy. All patients received high-dose glucocorticoids as initial treatment and almost all responded to this therapy. Relapse after glucocorticoid dose reduction necessitated subsequent treatment with steroid-sparing agents in 4 patients. CONCLUSION Neurosarcoidosis is an uncommon manifestation of sarcoidosis. Neurosarcoidosis manifestations generally responded well to high-dose glucocorticoids in the majority of patients, but relapse was common.
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- Patompong Ungprasert
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Asai J. What is new in the histogenesis of granulomatous skin diseases? J Dermatol 2017; 44:297-303. [PMID: 28256762 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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A granuloma is a form of inflammation, which predominantly consists of macrophages. It typically develops when the immune system attempts to enclose substances that are usually insoluble and cannot be eliminated to prevent the spread of these substances to the other body compartments. According to the source of the substances, granulomatous diseases can be divided into two groups: infectious and non-infectious. The mechanisms of infectious granuloma formation have been widely investigated because of its easy reproducibility in experimental models, both in vivo and in vitro. On the contrary, mechanisms of non-infectious granuloma formation have not been well investigated because of the difficulty to reproduce this formation in experimental models. In this article, we review our recent understanding of the histogenesis and pathogenesis of granuloma formation, confirmed from studies of infectious granulomas, and we present potential hypotheses of the histogenesis and pathogenesis of non-infectious granulomas based on clinical investigations.
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- Jun Asai
- Department of Dermatology, Kyoto prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Wu CH, Chung PI, Wu CY, Chen YT, Chiu YW, Chang YT, Liu HN. Comorbid autoimmune diseases in patients with sarcoidosis: A nationwide case-control study in Taiwan. J Dermatol 2016; 44:423-430. [PMID: 27786368 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The association between sarcoidosis and autoimmune comorbidities has been reported, however, it has seldom been confirmed by a large nationwide study. Our study aimed to clarify the association between sarcoidosis and autoimmune comorbidities in the Taiwanese. A total of 1237 patients with sarcoidosis and 4948 age- and sex-matched control subjects were selected from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan from 1997 to 2010. Multiple logistic regressions were performed to calculate the odds of comorbidities between the two groups. The prevalence of sarcoidosis was 2.17/100 000 individuals in Taiwan. Sarcoidosis patients tended to run a higher risk of autoimmune comorbidities than the control group (17.6% vs 9.4%, P < 0.05). Autoimmune thyroid disease (adjusted odd ratio [aOR], 1.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-1.64), Sjögren's syndrome (aOR, 11.6; 95% CI, 4.36-31.0) and ankylosing spondylitis (aOR, 3.80; 95% CI, 2.42-5.97) were significantly associated with sarcoidosis. The sex-stratified analyses were carried out to demonstrate a significant association of sarcoidosis with ankylosing spondylitis in both sexes, but with autoimmune thyroid disease in male patients and with Sjögren's syndrome female patients, respectively. Besides, the diagnosis of the autoimmune comorbidities strongly associated with sarcoidosis tended to be established after that of sarcoidosis. This study demonstrated that patients with sarcoidosis tended to have autoimmune thyroid disease, Sjögren's syndrome and ankylosing spondylitis, and the diagnosis of sarcoidosis usually preceded that of associated comorbidities. Clinicians should be alert to autoimmune comorbidities in patients with sarcoidosis.
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- Chi-Hung Wu
- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Public Health and Department of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dermatology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Frikha F, Turki C, Salah RB, Damak C, Loukil H, Snoussi M, Bahloul Z. Des nodules sous-cutanés des avant-bras. Rev Med Interne 2016; 37:572-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2015.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Orbital inflammation: Corticosteroids first. Surv Ophthalmol 2016; 61:670-3. [PMID: 26973286 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2016.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Orbital inflammation is common, and may affect all ages and both genders. By combining a thorough history and physical examination, targeted ancillary laboratory testing and imaging, a presumptive diagnosis can often be made. Nearly all orbital inflammatory pathology can be empirically treated with corticosteroids, thus obviating the need for histopathologic diagnosis prior to initiation of therapy. In addition, corticosteroids may be effective in treating concurrent systemic disease. Unless orbital inflammation responds atypically or incompletely, patients can be spared biopsy.
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