Case Report

Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis with Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report

Volume: 27 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis with Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a disorder of unknown etiology affecting many systems and characterized by non-caseating granulomas. Subcutaneous sarcoidosis is the rarest form of specific lesions in cutaneous sarcoidosis. It occurs more frequently in the fourth decade of life and is more common in females than in males. Multiple asymptomatic to slightly painful, firm, mobile, round to oval, skin-colored, or erythematous nodules frequently occur in a bilateral and asymmetric pattern on the extremities. In the differential diagnosis, other diseases presenting with subcutaneous nodules should be excluded. Here, a case of subcutaneous sarcoidosis in a 51-year-old female hepatitis B carrier patient who partially responded to topical steroid treatment and was successfully treated with hydroxychloroquine was presented. In subcutaneous sarcoidosis, patients should be evaluated for systemic involvement. Hydroxychloroquine should be considered among the treatment options.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Dermatology

Journal Section

Case Report

Early Pub Date

January 31, 2025

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

September 19, 2024

Acceptance Date

January 3, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 27 Number: 1

APA
Sezer, T., Polat, M., Kandil, Y. H., & Erdoğan Düzcü, S. (2025). Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis with Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report. Duzce Medical Journal, 27(1), 95-97. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.1551840
AMA
1.Sezer T, Polat M, Kandil YH, Erdoğan Düzcü S. Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis with Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report. Duzce Med J. 2025;27(1):95-97. doi:10.18678/dtfd.1551840
Chicago
Sezer, Tuna, Mualla Polat, Yasin Hakan Kandil, and Selma Erdoğan Düzcü. 2025. “Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis With Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report”. Duzce Medical Journal 27 (1): 95-97. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.1551840.
EndNote
Sezer T, Polat M, Kandil YH, Erdoğan Düzcü S (April 1, 2025) Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis with Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report. Duzce Medical Journal 27 1 95–97.
IEEE
[1]T. Sezer, M. Polat, Y. H. Kandil, and S. Erdoğan Düzcü, “Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis with Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report”, Duzce Med J, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 95–97, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.18678/dtfd.1551840.
ISNAD
Sezer, Tuna - Polat, Mualla - Kandil, Yasin Hakan - Erdoğan Düzcü, Selma. “Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis With Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report”. Duzce Medical Journal 27/1 (April 1, 2025): 95-97. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.1551840.
JAMA
1.Sezer T, Polat M, Kandil YH, Erdoğan Düzcü S. Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis with Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report. Duzce Med J. 2025;27:95–97.
MLA
Sezer, Tuna, et al. “Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis With Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report”. Duzce Medical Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 95-97, doi:10.18678/dtfd.1551840.
Vancouver
1.Tuna Sezer, Mualla Polat, Yasin Hakan Kandil, Selma Erdoğan Düzcü. Treatment of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis with Hydroxychloroquine in a Hepatitis B Carrier Patient: A Case Report. Duzce Med J. 2025 Apr. 1;27(1):95-7. doi:10.18678/dtfd.1551840