A case report-a subcutaneous sarcoidosis mimicking tumour

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العنوان: A case report-a subcutaneous sarcoidosis mimicking tumour
المؤلفون: Sonali Someek Basu
بيانات النشر: MedCrave
سنة النشر: 2018
المجموعة: MedCrave
مصطلحات موضوعية: subcutaneous sarcoidosis, nodular sarcoidosis, epithelioid granuloma, corticosteroids, methotrexate, histopathological, hyperlipidaemia, Serum Angiotensin, oral Prednisolone, asymptomatic muscle, xanthoma, granuloma annulare, erythema elevatumdiutinum, lipoma, myxoid cyst
الوصف: A patient was referred to general medicine clinic for evaluation of affirm, non-tender, subcutaneous, mobile nodules on the left forearm with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy on CT chest, it was challenging to diagnose the condition and provide appropriate management to the patient. Clinical, radiological and histopathological confirmed subcutaneous sarcoidosis with extra cutaneous hilar lymph node involvement which is a rare form of nodular cutaneous sarcoidosis. There are many other aetiologies can cause granulomatous inflammation ruled out by imaging, special test and special stains and characteristic of lesion on histology. Mainstay of treatment is oral corticosteroid. Depending upon response to corticosteroid and its potential side effects due to long duration use, methotrexate can be used as steroid sparing agent which has shown good outcome in such cases.
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العلاقة: http://medcraveonline.com/CMIIJ/CMIIJ-01-00008.pdfTest
الإتاحة: http://medcraveonline.com/CMIIJ/CMIIJ-01-00008.pdfTest
حقوق: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Test/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.52D73B21
قاعدة البيانات: BASE