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Which of the following skin manifestations is
pathognomonic of sarcoidosis?
a)
Erythema nodosum
b)
Lupus pernio
c)
Sarcoid nodules
d)
Sarcoid plaques
e)
Scar sarcoid
Answer:
b)
20-30 % of patients with systemic sarcoidosis have skin
disease. Cutaneous sarcoid may occur without evidence of systemic disease.
The extent of the skin disease does not correlate to the
extent of systemic disease.
The skin manifestations of sarcoid are:
Erythema nodosum
Lupus pernio
, which is pathognomic of sarcoidosis and is usually associated with chronic
fibrotic sarcoid of the respiratory tract (upper). The response of the
respiratory lesions to treatment in this situation is poor.
Sarcoid papules
Sarcoid plaques
Sarcoid nodules
Scar sarcoid
Sarcoidosis
