China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (7): 521-523.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202307521

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Subcutaneous nodular sarcoidosis with ocular symptoms: a case report

DUAN Manman1,2,3, YU Shirong1,2,3, ZHU Xuee1,2,3, KANG Xiaojing1,2,3, DING Yuan1,2,3   

  1. 1 Department of Dermatology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 832000, China;2 Xinjiang Clinical Research Center For Dermatologic Diseases, Urumqi 832000, China;3 Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Dermatology Research, Urumqi 832000, China
  • Online:2023-07-15 Published:2023-07-05

Abstract: The ocular prevalence of sarcoidosis ranges from 7% to 60%. Dry eye is the most common ocular symptom of sarcoidosis. Uveitis is the most common ocular involvement form of sarcoidosis. Ocular symptoms can occur months before the onset of systemic symptoms or as isolated symptoms, and the diagnosis of sarcoidosis is often ignored when patients only have ocular symptoms. Herein, we report a 65-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital due to black shadows in both eyes for more than 1 month. The patient was found to have a subcutaneous nodule with a depth of 1 cm×1 cm on her right buttock. Ocular ultrasound indicated binocular uveitis, and lung imaging findings showed characteristic pulmonary nodules and mediastinal lymph node enlargement.  The histopathology of subcutaneous nodules of the right hip showed multiple nude nodules composed of epithelioid histopathocytes in the dermis.

Key words: uveitis, subcutaneous nodules, sarcoidosis