Korean J Dermatol.
2008 Aug;46(8):1126-1128.
A Case of Sarcoidosis on an Acupunctured Area
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. drseo@hanafos.com
Abstract
- Sarcoidosis is a systemic noncaseating granulomatous disorder of unknown origin that can involve any organ, including the skin. It has occasionally occurred on trauma sites, such as on the sites of herpes zoster infections and venepuncture, operations, cosmetic tattoos, and previous laser surgeries. About 25% of systemic-sarcoidosis patients have skin lesions, but cutaneous sarcoidosis can occur without a systemic disease, as in the patient whose case is described herein: a 40-year-old female who presented an erythematous plaque on the left nasolabial fold area, to which acupuncture was applied at an oriental clinic about 3 months earlier, as treatment for left facial nerve palsy.
