title: Can sarcoidosis cause autoamputation of a finger phalanx?
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease. In the case presented, autoamputation of the distal phalanx of a little finger of the left hand was observed. The possibility of autodigital amputation as a result of sarcoidosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Abant Izzet Baysal University, Duzce Medical School, Department of Dermatology, Duzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kavak
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Parlak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuzuner
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Arbak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000523:psychology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000523:psychology