When sarcoidosis affects the nails, it can discolor the nail, cause the nail to lift up, or deform some nails. It can also destroy the nail and cause swollen fingers or toes.

The most commonly seen nail change in sarcoidosis, often associated with chronic systemic disease, is onychodystrophy. Imaging of hands, feet and chest is of paramount importance when nail sarcoidosis is suspected, for evaluation of bone cysts and …

Nail sarcoidosis — thinning, brittle and thickened nails, pitting, ridging, trachyonychia, hyperpigmentation, clubbing or pseudo-clubbing, destruction of the nail plate, and scarring. Eye. Any part of the eye can be involved:

Nail dystrophy in sarcoidosis is rare; however, when present, it signifies a chronic course of disease. We review the incidence, histopathologic correlation to clinical symptoms, radiologic findings, differential diagnosis, and treatment of nail dystrophy in sarcoidosis.

As skin lesions are observed in 10-35% of sarcoidosis patients, nail involvement is very rare which generally develops in the setting of chronic disease (1-4). Nail dystrophy is the most frequent nail change among several described findings (1,2,4-7). Herein, we report a case of sarcoidosis showing rich nail findings some of them rarely ...

2016年9月26日 · Now researchers suggest that nail lesions could be an early sign of sarcoidosis. “Imaging of hands, feet and chest are of paramount importance when nail sarcoidosis is suspected for evaluation of bone cysts and pulmonary …

2023年12月4日 · The combination of nail disease and bone involvement can occur in sarcoidal dactylitis, a variant of sarcoidosis that presents with bilateral fusiform or sausage-shaped swellings of the fingers . Radiographic examination of …

A 74-year-old man presented for an evaluation of skin and nail changes in the setting of known pulmonary sarcoidosis. Skin examination showed scaly orange to pink papules and plaques on the head, neck, trunk, and arms that were consistent with cutaneous sarcoidosis.

Based on the clinical presentation, medical history, and histopathological examination, the diagnosis of nail sarcoidosis was made. Treatment with triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg/mL resulted in the disappearance of the onychorrhexis and a …

Nail involvement in sarcoidosis is rare, but its presence is often associated with chronic systemic disease. We have reviewed all 33 reported cases of nail involvement with sarcoidosis, including our own case.