1. Full-Thickness Eyelid Lesions in Sarcoidosis.
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Collins, Megan E., Petronic-Rosic, Vesna, Sweiss, Nadera J., and Marcet, Marcus M.
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SARCOIDOSIS , *EYELID diseases , *DISEASES in middle-aged women , *HISTOPATHOLOGY , *MEDICAL literature , *PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS - Abstract
Eyelid involvement in sarcoidosis is very rare. A search of the medical literature indicates one previous report of sarcoidosis with destructive eyelid lesions.We describe the case of a 50-year-oldwomanwith severe systemic sarcoidosis, which included her eyelids. To our knowledge, the case presented herein represents the first to show the full-thickness histopathology of destructive eyelid lesions in sarcoidosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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