A Case of Sarcoidosis Manifesting Multiple Subcutaneous Nodules and Indurated Plaques at the Sites of Posttraumatic Scars

Yoshiko Kagimoto, Hiromichi Takeshita, Tetsuya Koga, Masutaka Furue, Satoko Ikegami, Nobuyuki Hara, Midori Watanabe

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Abstract

A 66-year-old man, who had been injured in a coalmine explosion 40years earlier, was found to have multiple subcutaneous nodules and indurated plaques at the sites of disseminated posttraumatic scars on his right arm and leg. A biopsy specimen obtained from the multiple subcutaneous nodules on his right dorsal hand showed noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas, including foreign bodies which were mainly composed of SiO2. Furthermore, an elevated level of angiotensin-converting enzyme and the presence of bilateral hilar lymphaderiopathy and uveitis were also found. We diagnosed this patient, to have intra- and subcutaneous mulliple scar sarcoidosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)563-566
Number of pages4
JournalNishinihon Journal of Dermatology
Volume64
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Dermatology

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