October 2015 Vol. 3 No.10

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Case Report

Sarcoidosis, alopecia and disseminated annular itching plaques: About a case

Diop A^1*, Abbaspour V², Ndiaye M² , Diallo M² , Diatta BA², Ly F¹, Niang S², Dieng MT², and Kane A²

¹Dermatologie Hôpital Institut d’Hygiène Social
²Dermatologie Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec ; 3-Dermatologie Hôpital Régional Thiès

*Corresponding Author’s Email: assbindiop@yahoo.fr
Tel: +221 776347677

Accepted September 21, 2015

Abstract

The diversity of cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis can be the source of various diagnostic errors. We report a case of cutaneous sarcoidosis in a 64 years old patient who presented with scattered pigmented and itchy annular lesions with raised and sometimes infiltrated borders, with the tendency of central healing. Histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of cutaneous sarcoidosis. This unusual presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis can be confounded with many skin conditions. Therefore, only a biopsy can easily confirm the diagnosis of these rare forms of cutaneous sarcoidosis.

Keywords: Alopecia, Itching plaques, sarcoidosis, Senegal