Dermoscopy of a single plaque on the face: an uncommon presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of unknown causes, and cutaneous sarcoidosis (CS) is an early manifestation of the disease. Dermoscopy has gained increasing interest in the past few years as an aid in the clinical diagnosis of inflammatory and infectious skin manifestations. We...

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Autores principales: Claudio Conforti, Roberta Giuffrida, Mayara Hamilko de Barros, Fernanda Simoes Seabra Resende, Lorenzo Cerroni, Iris Zalaudek
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f3da99061b7a461ba1435dffe80fa2802021-11-17T08:30:07ZDermoscopy of a single plaque on the face: an uncommon presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis2160-9381https://doaj.org/article/f3da99061b7a461ba1435dffe80fa2802018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/420https://doaj.org/toc/2160-9381 Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of unknown causes, and cutaneous sarcoidosis (CS) is an early manifestation of the disease. Dermoscopy has gained increasing interest in the past few years as an aid in the clinical diagnosis of inflammatory and infectious skin manifestations. We present a case report about a single, erythematous, and asymptomatic plaque on the face with unexpected dermoscopy characteristics of CS.  Learning points: • CS on the face of a therapy-resistant actinic keratosis should be considered a differential diagnosis. • Dermoscopy can change the diagnosis and lead to the correct management.   Claudio ConfortiRoberta GiuffridaMayara Hamilko de BarrosFernanda Simoes Seabra ResendeLorenzo CerroniIris ZalaudekMattioli1885articleplaquecutaneous sarcoidosisdermoscopyinflammatory diseasefacegranulomatous diseaseDermatologyRL1-803ENDermatology Practical & Conceptual, Vol 8, Iss 3 (2018)
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topic plaque
cutaneous sarcoidosis
dermoscopy
inflammatory disease
face
granulomatous disease
Dermatology
RL1-803
spellingShingle plaque
cutaneous sarcoidosis
dermoscopy
inflammatory disease
face
granulomatous disease
Dermatology
RL1-803
Claudio Conforti
Roberta Giuffrida
Mayara Hamilko de Barros
Fernanda Simoes Seabra Resende
Lorenzo Cerroni
Iris Zalaudek
Dermoscopy of a single plaque on the face: an uncommon presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis
description Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of unknown causes, and cutaneous sarcoidosis (CS) is an early manifestation of the disease. Dermoscopy has gained increasing interest in the past few years as an aid in the clinical diagnosis of inflammatory and infectious skin manifestations. We present a case report about a single, erythematous, and asymptomatic plaque on the face with unexpected dermoscopy characteristics of CS.  Learning points: • CS on the face of a therapy-resistant actinic keratosis should be considered a differential diagnosis. • Dermoscopy can change the diagnosis and lead to the correct management.  
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author Claudio Conforti
Roberta Giuffrida
Mayara Hamilko de Barros
Fernanda Simoes Seabra Resende
Lorenzo Cerroni
Iris Zalaudek
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Mayara Hamilko de Barros
Fernanda Simoes Seabra Resende
Lorenzo Cerroni
Iris Zalaudek
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title Dermoscopy of a single plaque on the face: an uncommon presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis
title_short Dermoscopy of a single plaque on the face: an uncommon presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis
title_full Dermoscopy of a single plaque on the face: an uncommon presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis
title_fullStr Dermoscopy of a single plaque on the face: an uncommon presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis
title_full_unstemmed Dermoscopy of a single plaque on the face: an uncommon presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis
title_sort dermoscopy of a single plaque on the face: an uncommon presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis
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publishDate 2018
url https://doaj.org/article/f3da99061b7a461ba1435dffe80fa280
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