Lupus Pernio as the Early Cutaneous Presentation of Sarcoidosis.
- Author:
Seyoung PARK
1
;
Hyunhee CHO
;
Bora YEOM
;
Mira CHOI
;
Seongjin JO
;
Kwanghyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. khcho@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lupus pernio
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Cheek;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Ear;
Early Diagnosis;
Female;
Granuloma;
Humans;
Lip;
Nasal Cavity;
Nose;
Remission, Spontaneous;
Sarcoidosis;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2010;48(11):1038-1040
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lupus pernio is the most characteristic cutaneous lesion of sarciodosis and this presents as an indurated red to blue-purple, swollen, shiny lesion that is often localized on the nose, cheeks, lips or ears of middle-aged female adults. It is a chronic malady that rarely shows spontaneous remission, and it sometimes causes deformity. It generally occurs as cutaneous lesions of sarcoidosis patients with a long duration of disease, and not as early cutaneous lesions of sarcoidosis. This case concerns a 43-year-old woman who presented with a 1 year history of firm erythematous and violaceous plaque with multiple erythematous and violaceous papules on the collumella and right nasal cavity. Skin biopsy showed noncaseasting granuloma. Herein, we report on a typical case of lupus pernio as the early cutaneous presentation of sarcoidosis, which has rarely been reported in the Korean literature. We suggest that early diagnosis and treatment is necessary to prevent deformity.
