MEDICAL PG QUESTION BANK: A young lady presented with bilateral nodular lesions on shins. She was also found to have bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy on chest X-ray. Mantoux test reveals induration of 5 mm. Skin biopsy would reveal:

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A young lady presented with bilateral nodular lesions on shins. She was also found to have bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy on chest X-ray. Mantoux test reveals induration of 5 mm. Skin biopsy would reveal:

Non caseating granuloma
Vasculitis
Caseating granuloma
Malignant cells

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lejako said...: 1. Non-caseating granuloma.

B/L hilar lymphadenopathy,
B/L shin nodules,
Mantoux negative (5mm)

Diagnosis : Sarcoidosis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoidosis; 3.5.11

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