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Sarcoidosis Versus Foreign‐Body Granulomas
Author(s) -
SchewachMillet Miriam,
Ziv Rony,
Trau Henri,
Zwas S. Tsila,
Ronnen Meik,
Rubinstein Israel
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1987.tb02310.x
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , medicine , foreign body , histology , granuloma , pathology , differential diagnosis , foreign body granuloma , histopathological examination , radiology
A 42‐year‐old man developed a papulonodular exanthema 10 years following an injury from a shell explosion. The differential diagnosis between sarcoid‐like, foreign‐body granulomas and lioeck's sarcoid was inconclusive by histology, but x‐ray spectroanslytic examination revealed silicon particles within the epitheloid cell granulomas.