A Case of Morpheaform Sarcoidosis

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic multisystem disease with various cutaneous presentations, and it is characterized by the presence of non-caseating granulomas in the affected organs. The specific manifestations are papules, plaques, nodules, ulcers and scar. We report here on a variant of sarcoidosis on a 71-year-old woman who showed an indurated plaque on the forearm. Her lesion's appearance was clinically similar to that of a morphea and the appearance of the lesion was unlike the commonly observed manifestations of sarcoidosis.

Clinical Manifestations of Sarcoidosis and Granulomatous Disorders

“…Clinical features are indistinguishable from those of true morphea, and the cutaneous lesions may precede or arise years after the extracutaneous sarcoidosis [37]. Lesions are coalescing hyperpigmented atrophic plaques, may be indurated, usually in limbs, mainly lower limbs [38] (Figure 8). Psoriasiform sarcoidosis.…”

Morpheaform sarcoidosis: A case presentation of an uncommon cutaneous manifestation of sarcoidosis

“…5,7 Cases of both skinlimited morpheaform sarcoidosis and morpheaform lesions in the context of systemic sarcoidosis have been reported. [3][4][5][6][7][8] Our patient presented with skin-limited morpheaform sarcoidosis. For patients with skin-limited disease, the risk for the development of systemic involvement is unknown.…”

Skin manifestations of sarcoidosis

“…In some cases these lesions may occur in a linear distribution resembling linear morphea [97]. In addition to epithelioid granulomas, dermal sclerosis is observed histopathologically [96][97][98].…”