Skin and Nasal Involvement: Look for Sarcoidosis!

Sarcoidosis is a systemic, noncaseating, granulomatous disease affecting young adults between the ages of 25 and 40 years, most often of Black origin (35.5/100,000 vs 10.9 in the White population). Although the lower respiratory tract is affected in 90% of cases, ear, nose, and throat locations are very uncommon, with a prevalence varying between 1% and 6.5%.1 In addition, ear, nose, and throat manifestations are nonspecific, and may be difficult to differentiate from other granulomatous diseases such as actinomycosis, aspergillosis, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis and tuberculosis, thus, frequently giving rise to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical Communication to the Editor Source Type: research