Eyelid Sarcoid Lesions in a Middle-Aged Man in Abuja, Nigeria: A Case Report
Abstract
Background: Sarcoidosis is a chronic non caseating granulomatous inflammation that affects multiple systems. The commonest systems that are affected are the pulmonary system, skin and eyes. 1Ocular manifestation of sarcoidosis have been reported in 12.9 -79.2% of patients with sarcoidosis.2,3,4,5,6 Within the eye it commonly presents as uveitis5,7,8,9,10 while lid manifestation is a rare form of presentation.11 Despite a thorough literature search we did not come across a reported case of lid involvement of sarcoidosis
in Nigeria.
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