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Sarcoidosis: Skin
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A biopsy of the affected area of skin is required for diagnosis of sarcoidosis. In addition to this simple procedure, a physician may order some blood tests and x-rays depending on the severity of the disease.
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Immunological studies on sarcoidosis patients show that many of the immune functions associated with thymus-derived white blood cells, called T-lymphocytes or T-cells, are depressed. The depression of this cellular component of systemic immune response is expressed in the inability of the patients to evoke a delayed hypersensitivity skin reaction ( a positive skin test), when tested by the appropriate foreign substance, or antigen, underneath the skin.
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Cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis are common and varied, and one patient can have different types of sarc skin lesions at the same time. Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease, so be suspicious of sarcoidosis if you have a skin problem and you've already been diagnosed with sarcoidosis.
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