title: A case of sarcoidosis involving the tongue.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disorder which commonly affects the skin. Involvement of the tongue is rare; a review of the previous literature over the last 30 years revealed only six cases of sarcoidosis affecting the tongue. We studied a case of sarcoidosis involving the tongue in a 32-year-old Japanese woman with characteristic clinical and pathological findings. She visited our department with a complaint of a tongue lesion of which she had been aware for a month. A diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made for the lesion by clinical and pathological examinations. Oral involvement by sarcoidosis is rare, however this disorder should be considered as a possible cause of intraoral granulomatous lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanekura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimomai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Setoyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanzaki
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones