Open AccessCutaneous sarcoidosis - a great masquerader: A report of three interesting cases
Author(s) -
Raghunatha R Reddy,
Bhushan Kumar,
M R Harish
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.87158
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , medicine , cutaneous sarcoidosis , dermatology , confusion , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , psychology , psychoanalysis
It is a known fact that cutaneous sarcoidosis is a great imitator in dermatology. We report three cases of cutaneous sarcoidosis without systemic involvement and with varied dermatologic presentation with regard to age and morphology. Lesions mimicked various common dermatologic conditions, causing great confusion for the diagnosis and posing problems for management. Awareness of these varied morphologic presentations is essential for the early diagnosis and management of the master mimicker - cutaneous sarcoidosis.