Sarcoidosis with bilateral leg lymphedema as the initial presentation: a review of the literature
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease, characterized microscopically by noncaseating granulomas, which may involve multiple organs; however, the lung, skin, and lymph nodes are commonly affected. Sarcoidosis is a great imitator; in the skin, it presents with different cutaneous manifestations inclu...
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| author | Hsin-Wei Huang Lai-San Wong Chih-Hung Lee |
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| description | Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease, characterized microscopically by noncaseating granulomas, which may involve multiple organs; however, the lung, skin, and lymph nodes are commonly affected. Sarcoidosis is a great imitator; in the skin, it presents with different cutaneous manifestations including lupus pernio, infiltrated plaques, maculopapular eruptions, infiltration of old scars, and subcutaneous sarcoidosis. Lymphedema as an initial presentation is extremely rare; cases are reported in African-American but not Asian patients. Lymphedema associated with sarcoidosis may result from lymphatic obstruction by infiltrating sarcoidosis. We present a case where the symptoms and signs of sarcoidosis were improved after treatment with systemic steroids. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df36e79c46964c69a7668a75d2e3324f2022-12-21T19:27:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDermatologica Sinica1027-81172016-03-01341293210.1016/j.dsi.2015.04.008Sarcoidosis with bilateral leg lymphedema as the initial presentation: a review of the literatureHsin-Wei HuangLai-San WongChih-Hung LeeSarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease, characterized microscopically by noncaseating granulomas, which may involve multiple organs; however, the lung, skin, and lymph nodes are commonly affected. Sarcoidosis is a great imitator; in the skin, it presents with different cutaneous manifestations including lupus pernio, infiltrated plaques, maculopapular eruptions, infiltration of old scars, and subcutaneous sarcoidosis. Lymphedema as an initial presentation is extremely rare; cases are reported in African-American but not Asian patients. Lymphedema associated with sarcoidosis may result from lymphatic obstruction by infiltrating sarcoidosis. We present a case where the symptoms and signs of sarcoidosis were improved after treatment with systemic steroids.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811715000464lymphedemanoncaseating granulomasarcoidosis |
| spellingShingle | Hsin-Wei Huang Lai-San Wong Chih-Hung Lee Sarcoidosis with bilateral leg lymphedema as the initial presentation: a review of the literature Dermatologica Sinica lymphedema noncaseating granuloma sarcoidosis |
| title | Sarcoidosis with bilateral leg lymphedema as the initial presentation: a review of the literature |
| title_full | Sarcoidosis with bilateral leg lymphedema as the initial presentation: a review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Sarcoidosis with bilateral leg lymphedema as the initial presentation: a review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sarcoidosis with bilateral leg lymphedema as the initial presentation: a review of the literature |
| title_short | Sarcoidosis with bilateral leg lymphedema as the initial presentation: a review of the literature |
| title_sort | sarcoidosis with bilateral leg lymphedema as the initial presentation a review of the literature |
| topic | lymphedema noncaseating granuloma sarcoidosis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811715000464 |
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