Sarcoidosis of the tongue.
A 43-year-old man with an 8-month history of swelling of the tongue is described. Biopsy of the tongue revealed numerous epithelioid cell granulomata. A positive Kveim test, elevated angiotensin converting enzyme level and bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis presenting in the tongue is extremely rare.
Mendelsohn
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Department of Dermatology, Chester Royal Infirmary, UK.
Field
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Woolgar
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007731:Kveim Test; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*