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Sarcoid of the External Ear

Sarcoid of the External Ear Abstract SARCOIDOSIS has been described as virtually affecting every organ in the body. In otolaryngology, one may encounter lesions affecting the nose, palatine tonsils, larynx, trachea, bronchi, nasopharynx, facial bones, and paranasal accessory sinuses.1,2 The ear is a rather uncommon site, although damage to the acoustic nerve with sensorineural deafness is known.3 Despite the fact that skin lesions are noted in about one-half the cases of sarcoidosis,4 cutaneous sarcoidosis of the external ear is rarely reported. It is the purpose of this paper to collect these reported cases and present an additional observed patient. Historically, it is of interest that Besnier,5 in his paper of 1889, described sarcoid lesions of both the ears and nose. He was struck by the similarity of the lesions to lupus, citing the reddish-purple nodular tumors. It is, indeed, in the European literature that lesions of the external ear have been References 1. Weiss, J.A.: Sarcoidosis in Otolaryngology: Report of Eleven Cases: Evaluation of Blind Biopsy as a Diagnostic Aid , Laryngoscope 70:1351-1398 ( (Oct) ) 1960.Crossref 2. Devine, K.O.: Sarcoidosis and Sarcoidosis of the Larynx , Laryngoscope 75:533-569 ( (April) ) 1965.Crossref 3. Colover, J.: Sarcoidosis With Involvement of the Nervous System , Brain 71:451-475, 1948.Crossref 4. Third International Conference on Sarcoidosis , Acta Med Scand (suppl 425) , 1964. 5. Besnier, E.: Lupus Pernio de la Face: Synovites Fongueuses (Scrofulotuberculeuses) Symetriques des Extrémités Supérieures , Ann de Derm Syph 10:333-336, 1889. 6. Bouchet, M., and Debain, J.J.: Les Manifestations Oto-Rhino-Laryngologique de la Maladie de Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann , Ann Otolaryng 64:145-156 ( (March) -April) 1947. 7. Poe, D.L.: Sarcoidosis of the External Ear , Ann Otolaryng 49:771-775 ( (Sept) ) 1940. 8. Boone, J.A., and Coleman, R.R: Sarcoidosis , Southern Med J 37:477-481 ( (Sept) ) 1944.Crossref 9. Longcope, W.T., and Freiman, D.G.: A Study of Sarcoidosis , Medicine 31:1-132, 1952.Crossref 10. Lovelock, F.J., and Stone, D.J.: Cortisone Therapy of Boeck's Sarcoid , JAMA 147:930-937 ( (Nov 3) ) 1951.Crossref 11. Sones, M., et al: Effect of Cortisone in Sarcoidosis , New Eng J Med 244:209-213, 1951.Crossref 12. Sullivan, R.D., et al: Local Injection of Hydrocortisone and Cortisone Into Skin Lesions of Sarcoidosis , JAMA 152:308-312 ( (May 23) ) 1953.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology American Medical Association

Sarcoid of the External Ear

Cavallaro, Arthur G.
Archives of Otolaryngology , Volume 90 (3) – Sep 1, 1969
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Abstract SARCOIDOSIS has been described as virtually affecting every organ in the body. In otolaryngology, one may encounter lesions affecting the nose, palatine tonsils, larynx, trachea, bronchi, nasopharynx, facial bones, and paranasal accessory sinuses.1,2 The ear is a rather uncommon site, although damage to the acoustic nerve with sensorineural deafness is known.3 Despite the fact that skin lesions are noted in about one-half the cases of sarcoidosis,4 cutaneous sarcoidosis of the external ear is rarely reported. It is the purpose of this paper to collect these reported cases and present an additional observed patient. Historically, it is of interest that Besnier,5 in his paper of 1889, described sarcoid lesions of both the ears and nose. He was struck by the similarity of the lesions to lupus, citing the reddish-purple nodular tumors. It is, indeed, in the European literature that lesions of the external ear have been References 1. Weiss, J.A.: Sarcoidosis in Otolaryngology: Report of Eleven Cases: Evaluation of Blind Biopsy as a Diagnostic Aid , Laryngoscope 70:1351-1398 ( (Oct) ) 1960.Crossref 2. Devine, K.O.: Sarcoidosis and Sarcoidosis of the Larynx , Laryngoscope 75:533-569 ( (April) ) 1965.Crossref 3. Colover, J.: Sarcoidosis With Involvement of the Nervous System , Brain 71:451-475, 1948.Crossref 4. Third International Conference on Sarcoidosis , Acta Med Scand (suppl 425) , 1964. 5. Besnier, E.: Lupus Pernio de la Face: Synovites Fongueuses (Scrofulotuberculeuses) Symetriques des Extrémités Supérieures , Ann de Derm Syph 10:333-336, 1889. 6. Bouchet, M., and Debain, J.J.: Les Manifestations Oto-Rhino-Laryngologique de la Maladie de Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann , Ann Otolaryng 64:145-156 ( (March) -April) 1947. 7. Poe, D.L.: Sarcoidosis of the External Ear , Ann Otolaryng 49:771-775 ( (Sept) ) 1940. 8. Boone, J.A., and Coleman, R.R: Sarcoidosis , Southern Med J 37:477-481 ( (Sept) ) 1944.Crossref 9. Longcope, W.T., and Freiman, D.G.: A Study of Sarcoidosis , Medicine 31:1-132, 1952.Crossref 10. Lovelock, F.J., and Stone, D.J.: Cortisone Therapy of Boeck's Sarcoid , JAMA 147:930-937 ( (Nov 3) ) 1951.Crossref 11. Sones, M., et al: Effect of Cortisone in Sarcoidosis , New Eng J Med 244:209-213, 1951.Crossref 12. Sullivan, R.D., et al: Local Injection of Hydrocortisone and Cortisone Into Skin Lesions of Sarcoidosis , JAMA 152:308-312 ( (May 23) ) 1953.Crossref

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