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. 1988 Nov;64(757):875–877. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.64.757.875

The skull in chronic sarcoidosis.

D Landsberger 1, D Rav'e 1, G Friedman 1
PMCID: PMC2429055  PMID: 3076668

Abstract

A report of a 63 year old woman with giant osteolytic skull lesions simulating metastatic disease, and generalized cutaneous lesions is presented. Biopsy of a skin lesion revealed non-caseating granulomas compatible with sarcoidosis. The literature dealing with calvarial sarcoidosis is reviewed.

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