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Systemic sarcoidosis presenting with multiple tattoo granulomas and an extra‐tattoo cutaneous granuloma
Author(s) -
Papageorgiou P.P.,
Hongcharu Wichai,
Chu A.C.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1999.tb00809.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , granuloma , dermatology , cutaneous sarcoidosis , granuloma formation , pathology
We describe a 29 year old Caucasian man who developed cutaneous sarcoidosis manifesting itself as a tumour at the left outer canthus clinically mimicking a basal cell carcinoma and nine tattoo granulomas. Subsequent investigation revealed that the patient was also suffering from systemic sarcoidosis.