A Rare Case of Sarcoidosis and Morphea

In the last decades several cases of association between sarcoidosis and various autoimmune diseases have been described, leading us to stress the concept of a possible common genetic “soil” of predisposition. The majority of these cases were association between sarcoidosis and generalized scleroder...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of inflammation 2011-09, Vol.9 (3), p.297-299
Hauptverfasser: Carlesimo, M., Narcisi, A., Orsini, D., Cortesi, G., Abruzzese, C., Giovagnoli, S., Giubettini, M., Camplone, G.
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Zusammenfassung:In the last decades several cases of association between sarcoidosis and various autoimmune diseases have been described, leading us to stress the concept of a possible common genetic “soil” of predisposition. The majority of these cases were association between sarcoidosis and generalized scleroderma, but only one case of localized scleroderma and sarcoidosis. In this report, we describe a case of a female patient in which a diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis and morphea was made.
ISSN:2058-7392
1721-727X
2058-7392
DOI:10.1177/1721727X1100900312