Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. The cutaneous lesions are encountered in about one fourth of the patients.
Two cases of cutaneous sarcoidosis were experienced.
Case 1: a 69-year-old woman had had a subcutaneous nodules of 1 month's duration on the left arm, inner aspect of right thigh and left patellar area. X-P revealed BHL. Epithelioid tubercules were present in the subcutaneous tissue and within muscle. The case was diagnosed as subcutaneous type of cutaneous sarcoidosis.
Case 2 : a 72-year-old woman had had multiple cutaneous lesions of 1 year's duration on the face, both arms and hands. X-P showed no BHL. Epithelioid tubercules were present in the upper and middle dermis. The case was diagnosed as plaque type of cutaneous sarcoidosis.
Some statistical considerations were preformed on 132 cases obtained in the literatures of Japan during the past ten years.
