title: Sarcoidosis.
abstract: A 48-year-old woman with an 8-year history of intermittently pruritic papules on the lower extremities suddenly developed pruritus and generalized spread of the lesions over a 1-month period. The lesions appeared as smooth, flat-topped, violaceous, round papules on all extremities, trunk, and back. A biopsy specimen showed sarcoidosis. Cutaneous sarcoidosis has many morphologic presentations and often mimics other dermatologic diseases. Despite widespread cutaneous involvement, she has no systemic involvement. Treatment options are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*