Darier–Roussy disease
A cutaneous sarcoidosis with deep nodules on trunk and extremities.
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Around one in four people with sarcoidosis develop skin involvement. Common lesions like plaques or nodules often clear up on their own within a few weeks without therapy. While these changes can be disfiguring, they rarely lead to serious complications.
Quick Facts
- Alternate names
- Darier–Roussy disease, Darier-Roussy sarcoid
- Lesion size
- 0.5 to 0.3 cm / 0.118 in
- Lesion type
- Deep-seated nodules
- Distribution
- Trunk and extremities
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Classification
Subcutaneous sarcoidosis, also known as Darier–Roussy disease or Darier-Roussy sarcoid, is a cutaneous condition characterized by numerous deep-seated nodules. These nodules measure 0.5 to 0.3 cm in size and appear on the trunk and extremities. This form of sarcoidosis is distinct from other cutaneous variants such as ulcerative, annular, morpheaform, erythrodermic, hypopigmented, papular, ichthyosiform, scar, and mucosal sarcoidosis, each defined by its own lesion morphology and clinical features.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Skin manifestations of sarcoidosis (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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