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Seasonal cutaneous sarcoidosis: a photo‐induced variant
Author(s) -
Wong Sharon,
Pearce Claire,
Markiewicz Dorota,
Sahota Anshoo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
photodermatology, photoimmunology and photomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.736
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1600-0781
pISSN - 0905-4383
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00579.x
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , cutaneous sarcoidosis , medicine , dermatology , granulomatous disease , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , multisystem disease , pathology , surgery
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease, with cutaneous involvement in up to 35% of cases. Owing to its heterogeneous clinical presentation, sarcoidosis is often referred to as the ‘great imitator’ of dermatological disease. A rare variant of photosensitive cutaneous sarcoidosis has been infrequently reported in the literature. We describe an unusual case of recurrent, photo‐distributed cutaneous sarcoidosis presenting only during the summer months.