Open AccessA rare case of lichenoid sarcoidosis mimicking papular amyloidosis
Author(s) -
Preema Sinha,
Saikat Bhattacharjee,
Deep Kumar Raman,
Aradhana Bela Sood
Publication year - 2020
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/ijd.ijd_501_18
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , dermatology , erythema nodosum , cutaneous sarcoidosis , scars , pathology , erythema , disease
Cutaneous lesions in sarcoidosis are seen in nearly 20-30% and include lesions like papules, nodules, plaques, infiltrated scars, and erythema nodosum. Lichenoid variants of cutaneous sarcoidosis, a type of papular variant is quite rare. Herein we report a case of lichenoid sarcoidosis in a 40-year-old male who presented with raised itchy lesions over his legs and lower back of 8 years duration.