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Skin and Nasal Involvement: Look for Sarcoidosis!

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  Sarcoidosis is a systemic, noncaseating, granulomatous disease affecting young adults between the ages of 25 and 40 years, most often of Black origin (35.5/100,000 vs 10.9 in the White population). Although the lower respiratory tract is affected in 90% of cases, ear, nose, and throat locations are very uncommon, with a prevalence varying between 1% and 6.5%.1 In addition, ear,...