Chapter 42: Sarcoidosis

Deep red to violaceous papules, patches, and plaques along the cheeks, nose, and upper cutaneous and mucosal lips. (From Taylor SC, Kelly AP, Lim HW, et al. Taylor and Kelly’s Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2016, Figure 74-4. Reproduced with permission from Visual Dx.)

Orange-brown papules presenting along the lower eyelid, cheek, and nose. Note the lack of scale in this presentation. (Reproduced with permission from Wolff K, Johnson RA, Saavedra AP, et al. Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2017, Figure 14-70.)

Fine pink papules coalescing into a plaque along the nasal rim in a Black woman. (From Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux EJ Jr, et al. The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2019, Figure 184-2. Reproduced with permission from Richard P. Usatine, MD.)

Clustered papules coalescing into a confluent plaque along the nasal rim and columella. Note the degree of infiltration from these plaques and the disfigurement it is causing to the normal nasal architecture. (From Taylor SC, Kelly AP, Lim HW, et al. Taylor and Kelly’s Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2016, Figure 95-49. Reproduced with permission from Dr. Anisa Mosam.)

Pink and violaceous scaly patches and plaques on the face, with increased predominance periocularly and periorally. (From Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux EJ Jr, et al. The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2019, Figure 184-13. Reproduced with permission from Richard P. Usatine, MD.)

Bright-red plaques along the inferior nasal ala rim and columella. Note the background erythema on the bilateral cheeks. (Reproduced with permission from Kang S, Amagai M, Bruckner AL, et al. Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology, 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2019, Figure 35-7.)