SYSTEMIC SARCOIDOSIS WITH CUTANEOUS LESIO NS - REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown etiology. The diagnosis i s based on consistent clinical, biological and radiological findings s upported by histologic evidence of noncaseating epithelioid granulomas . Skin lesions occur in about a quarter of patients with sarcoidosis. The purpose of this article is to analyse through the clinical present ation of dermatological lesions, a potential link with systemic diseas e.