Systemic sarcoidosis presenting with multiple tattoo granulomas and an extra-tattoo cutaneous granuloma

Authors
Papageorgiou, PP Hongcharu, W Chu, AC
Citation
Pp. Papageorgiou et al., Systemic sarcoidosis presenting with multiple tattoo granulomas and an extra-tattoo cutaneous granuloma, J EUR A D V, 12(1), 1999, pp. 51-53
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY
ISSN journal
09269959 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
51 - 53
Database
ISI
SICI code
0926-9959(199901)12:1<51:SSPWMT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We describe a 29 year old Caucasian man who developed cutaneous sarcoidosis manifesting itself as a tumour at the left outer canthus clinically mimick ing a basal cell carcinoma and nine tattoo granulomas. Subsequent investiga tion revealed that the patient was also suffering from systemic sarcoidosis . (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.