Abstract: A 51-years-old female patient presented with lump on the left knee for half a year and subcutaneous nodules on the right knee for more than one month. Biopsy revealed subcutaneous nodules are consisted of histocytes and epithelioid cells in the subcutaneous tissue. The boundary of the nodules is clear and there was no caseous necrosis. Reticular fiber staining was positive. The diagnosis of subcutaneous sarcoidosis was made. The patient was treated with hydroxychloroquine combined with compound glycyrrhizin for a month and the nodules disappeared.

Key words: sarcoidosis, subcutaneous type