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Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis of the Distal Lower Leg in a Middle-Aged Woman Associated with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: a Case Report

  • Lea, Winnah Wu-in (Department of Radiology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Suk-Joo (Department of Radiology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Woo-Young (Department of Radiology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Eun-Young (Department of Radiology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jeon, Tae-Sung (Department of Pathology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2021.08.22
  • Accepted : 2021.09.30
  • Published : 2022.03.30
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Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown etiology that can involve almost any organ systems, characterized by the presence of non-caseating granulomas in affected organs. Typically, the lungs and mediastinal lymph nodes are the most-affected sites, with cutaneous manifestations being the second. Subcutaneous nodules are a rare manifestation of cutaneous sarcoidosis, and it is even rarer for subcutaneous sarcoidosis to be associated with pulmonary sarcoidosis. Here, we present a case of subcutaneous sarcoidosis of the distal lower leg associated with pulmonary sarcoidosis.

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