Overlap of sarcoidosis and rosacea.
Numerous descriptions have been applied to rosacea-like eruptions of the face, some of them remaining of questionable nosologic significance. A case of rosacea-like syndrome with lacrimal, ocular and salivary involvement is described. The differential diagnosis and therapeutic response of this unusual association are discussed.
Simonart
T
T
Department of Dermatology, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Lowy
M
M
Rasquin
F
F
Laporte
M
M
De Dobbeleer
G
G
Simonis
A
A
Heenen
M
M
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012393:Rosacea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone