Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Eczema Sarcoidosis

By Moses Wright

A rash caused by sarcoidosis is called eczema sarcoidosis or cutaneous sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis may affect many different parts of the body. Of people diagnosed with sarcoidosis, twenty to thirty-five percent develop eczema sarcoidosis.

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease which causes abnormal clusters of cells to form. The cause of sarcoidosis is unknown. Sarcoidosis can cause fever, cough, nosebleeds, headache, shortness of breath, hair loss, seizures, fatigue, enlarged lymph glands, and weight loss.

The rashes of eczema sarcoidosis can have various appearances and cause different types of rashes. One type of eczema sarcoidosis is called lupus pernio. This type of eczema sarcoidosis causes large dusky purple or bluish-red bumps and thickened lesions.

Someone with sarcoidosis may develop skin plaques. These skin plaques appear as circular, thickened areas that may be brown or purplish-red. Sarcoidosis can also cause old scars to become thicker, be itchy, or cause bumps under the skin.

Sarcoidosis can cause the formation of calcium deposits in the skin. This condition is called calcinosis cutis or cutaneous calcification. Besides what is typically referred to as eczema sarcoidosis or skin symptoms only associated with sarcoidosis, other forms of eczema can be triggered by sarcoidosis.

Erythema nodosum is another possible skin symptom of sarcoidosis. Erythema nodosum causes the development of bumps, usually on the shins, that are tender to the touch. This condition can also cause arthritis in the hands, wrists, elbows, and ankles.

Discoid eczema, also called nummular eczema, can be caused by sarcoidosis. Nummular eczema causes round patches that may be a dry, scaly rash or a bumpy, blistering rash.

A blistering rash caused by sarcoidosis may be a condition called erythema multiforme. The rash may appear slowly over a few days and last for up to three weeks.

Two-thirds of people with eczema sarcoidosis have sarcoidosis symptoms in other parts of the body as well. Sarcoidosis can affect the lungs, heart, eyes, liver, and the nervous system. Sarcoidosis can also affect the muscles.

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