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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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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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author | Malkani, Ram Karia, Rusina |
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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. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Malkani, Ram Karia, Rusina Leprosy or sarcoidosis? A diagnostic dilemma! |
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! |
title_sort | leprosy or sarcoidosis? a diagnostic dilemma! |
topic | Case Report |
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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