Full-Thickness Eyelid Lesions in Sarcoidosis
Eyelid involvement in sarcoidosis is very rare. A search of the medical literature indicates one previous report of sarcoidosis with destructive eyelid lesions. We describe the case of a 50-year-old woman with severe systemic sarcoidosis, which included her eyelids. To our knowledge, the case presen...
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| description | Eyelid involvement in sarcoidosis is very rare. A search of the medical literature indicates one previous report of sarcoidosis with destructive eyelid lesions. We describe the case of a 50-year-old woman with severe systemic sarcoidosis, which included her eyelids. To our knowledge, the case presented herein represents the first to show the full-thickness histopathology of destructive eyelid lesions in sarcoidosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-abd5be38f2c04120b8d2cad8892e4cdb2025-02-03T01:02:30ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302013-01-01201310.1155/2013/579121579121Full-Thickness Eyelid Lesions in SarcoidosisMegan E. Collins0Vesna Petronic-Rosic1Nadera J. Sweiss2Marcus M. Marcet3Department of Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USASection of Dermatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USASection of Rheumatology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Hong Kong, Cyberport, Hong KongEyelid involvement in sarcoidosis is very rare. A search of the medical literature indicates one previous report of sarcoidosis with destructive eyelid lesions. We describe the case of a 50-year-old woman with severe systemic sarcoidosis, which included her eyelids. To our knowledge, the case presented herein represents the first to show the full-thickness histopathology of destructive eyelid lesions in sarcoidosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/579121 |
| spellingShingle | Megan E. Collins Vesna Petronic-Rosic Nadera J. Sweiss Marcus M. Marcet Full-Thickness Eyelid Lesions in Sarcoidosis Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
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| title_short | Full-Thickness Eyelid Lesions in Sarcoidosis |
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