| • | course and prognosis may correlate with the mode of onset |
| • | lesions reveal “apple-jelly”(i.e. yellowish-brown) nodules on diascopy |
| • | may have scarring alopecia |
Löfgren’s syndrome
| • | the classic acute presentation of sarcoidosis |
| • | bilateral hilar LAN, erythema nodosum, fever, uveitis, and arthralgias |
| • | sarcoid that presents like this has 80% chance of spontaneous resolution within 2 years |
Heerfordt’s syndrome (AKA uveoparotid fever)
| • | uveitis, parotid gland involvement, fever, and facial nerve palsy |
treatment:
| • | plaquenil, beclovent, prednisone |
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