Ultrasonographic patterns of cutaneous sarcoidosis

dc.contributor.authorLopez-Llunell, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorRomani, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorRoe, Esther
dc.contributor.authorGiavedoni, Priscila
dc.contributor.authorVidal, David
dc.contributor.authorWortsman, Ximena
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T23:55:13Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T23:55:13Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractSarcoidosis is a multiorgan disease characterized by the formation of noncaseating granulomas and possible skin involvement. Cutaneous sarcoidosis (CS) can be explored by ultrasonography when deep dermal or subcutaneous nodules are the clinical presentation. We reviewed the ultrasound characteristics of 14 patients (86% female; mean age, 55 years) with CS. Ultrasonography revealed dermal or subcutaneous hypoechoic areas with increased echogenicity and hypervascularity of the neighboring subcutaneous tissue. In 42.9% of cases a cobblestone pattern of the subcutaneous tissue suggestive of septal involvement was detected. These US features can support the detection of dermal and subcutaneous abnormalities in CS and its early diagnosis.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jum.15631
dc.identifier.eissn1550-9613
dc.identifier.issn0278-4297
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/jum.15631
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/95073
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000608452600001
dc.issue.numero11
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final2526
dc.pagina.inicio2521
dc.revistaJournal of ultrasound in medicine
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectcutaneous sarcoidosis
dc.subjectdermatologic ultrasound
dc.subjectsarcoidosis
dc.subjectsarcoidosis ultrasound
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleUltrasonographic patterns of cutaneous sarcoidosis
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen40
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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