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Case Number : Case 1317 - 10 July Posted By: Guest

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F52. Multiple discrete lumps upper and lower limbs sparing head / neck & trunk.

Case posted by Dr Richard Carr
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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim 508

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Sarcoidal/palisading granulomatous reaction with ? capsulated (or pseudocapsulated) yeast structures in multinucleated giant cells (last image). Histoplasmosis with pseudocapsule is my first DDx. Less likely cryptococcosis (granulomatous reaction). Waiting for PAS and Mucicarmine/Alcian blue. Positive mucin stain will be with cryptococcosis and negative mucin stain will be with Histoplasmosis.

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Guest Romualdo

Guest Romualdo

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Subcutaneous sacoidosis is my first possibility. Of course exclusion of fungal infections is mandatory.

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IgorSC
Agree with Romualdo. I think this is Sarcoidosos, but before suggesting this I would perform special stains for infection.

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Eman El-Nabarawy

Eman El-Nabarawy 69

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Subcutaneous sarcoidosis for exclusion of infection and foreign body.

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Dr. Richard Carr

Dr. Richard Carr 622

Posted

Case kindly referred by Dr Kathleen Romain
My report:
There are extensive subcutaneous sarcoidal granulomas with a sprinkling
of lymphocytes. No lymphoid atypia. Areas of fibrinoid change are
noted. I would strongly suspect the diagnosis of sarcoid.

I have seen one previous case of subcutaneous sarcoid, and on reviewing
the literature at that time, note that this was commonly associated with
hilar lymphadenopathy but patients tended to resolve spontaneously over
a year or two.

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