Purple plaques of sarcoid on the back
Keywords: 41 years, Back, Cutaneous sarcoidosis, Histopathology-confirmed, Male, Maori ethnicity, Multiple purple-red plaques, Plaque sarcoid, Sar02, Sarcoidosis, Set 2, Skin of colour, Trunk
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease characterised by granulomas in various organs. Characteristically, these are non-caseating epithelioid granulomas (a pathological description distinguishing sarcoidal granulomas from the caseating or cheese-like granulomas seen in tuberculosis).
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