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Leprosy or sarcoidosis? A diagnostic dilemma!

There are two important differentials for non-caseating granulomatous inflammatory tissue—leprosy and sarcoidosis—which presents a diagnostic challenge due to their histological similarities and specific geographical distribution. This article describes a rare presentation of systemic sarcoidosis ca...

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Autores principales: Malkani, Ram, Karia, Rusina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6259513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30598969
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_30_18
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description There are two important differentials for non-caseating granulomatous inflammatory tissue—leprosy and sarcoidosis—which presents a diagnostic challenge due to their histological similarities and specific geographical distribution. This article describes a rare presentation of systemic sarcoidosis called Heerfordt's syndrome with the triad of parotitis, uveitis, fever, and optional paralysis of facial nerve. This case was initially diagnosed as leprosy.
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spelling pubmed-62595132018-12-31 Leprosy or sarcoidosis? A diagnostic dilemma! Malkani, Ram Karia, Rusina J Family Med Prim Care Case Report There are two important differentials for non-caseating granulomatous inflammatory tissue—leprosy and sarcoidosis—which presents a diagnostic challenge due to their histological similarities and specific geographical distribution. This article describes a rare presentation of systemic sarcoidosis called Heerfordt's syndrome with the triad of parotitis, uveitis, fever, and optional paralysis of facial nerve. This case was initially diagnosed as leprosy. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6259513/ /pubmed/30598969 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_30_18 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Malkani, Ram
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title Leprosy or sarcoidosis? A diagnostic dilemma!
title_full Leprosy or sarcoidosis? A diagnostic dilemma!
title_fullStr Leprosy or sarcoidosis? A diagnostic dilemma!
title_full_unstemmed Leprosy or sarcoidosis? A diagnostic dilemma!
title_short Leprosy or sarcoidosis? A diagnostic dilemma!
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6259513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30598969
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_30_18
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