Cutaneous sarcoidosis: clinico–epidemiological profile of 72 patients at a tertiary hospital in São Paulo, Brazil
Author(s) -
Mariana Fernandes Torquato,
Marcella Karen Souza da Costa,
Marcello Menta Simonsen Nico
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anais brasileiros de dermatologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1806-4841
pISSN - 0365-0596
DOI - 10.1016/j.abd.2019.06.004
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , medicine , cutaneous sarcoidosis , dermatology , epidemiology , systemic disease , incidence (geometry) , disease , medical record , multisystem disease , granulomatous disease , pathology , physics , optics
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease of unknown cause that is characterized by the presence of granulomas in various organs. Cutaneous involvement is common and the reported incidence has varied from 9% to 37%. Studies on cutaneous sarcoidosis in Brazil are lacking.
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