A childhood cutaneous miliary sarcoidosis case

Sarcoidosis is a noncaseating granulomatous multisystem disease of unknown origin. Skin lesions in children are rare and shows some clinical and prognostic differences compare to adults. A 3.5-year-old boy hospitalised in pediatric clinic because of arthralgia was found abnormally skin appearence. On dermatological consultation slight rash, ichtiosiform dryness and micropapul formation was seen on his skin. Histological examination of the biopsy material taken from the skin showed small noncaseous granulomas and to our knowledge, the patient was evaluated as a second case of cutaneous miliary sarcoidosis occured in a child in the literature.