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Syphilis: A Disease to Exclude in Diagnosing Sarcoidosis

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1 Syphilis: A Disease to Exclude in Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
LEE C. EDMONDS, M.D., SAMUEL E. STUBBS, M.D., JAY H. RYU, M.D.  Mayo Clinic Proceedings  Volume 67, Issue 1, Pages (January 1992) DOI: /S (12) Copyright © 1992 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Photomicrograph of conjunctival biopsy specimen from 37-year-old man, demonstrating extensive plasmacytic and lymphocytic inflammation, noncaseating granulomas, and a few multinucleated giant cells. (Hematoxylin-eosin; x160.) Mayo Clinic Proceedings  , 37-41DOI: ( /S (12) ) Copyright © 1992 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Photomicrograph of pulmonary parenchyma obtained by transbronchial biopsy in 37-year-old man, demonstrating a single epithelioid granuloma. (Hematoxylin-eosin; x160.) Mayo Clinic Proceedings  , 37-41DOI: ( /S (12) ) Copyright © 1992 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions

4 Fig. 3 Photograph depicting typical appearance of conjunctival involvement in sarcoidosis (elevated, yellow translucent area on palpebral conjunctiva). (Photograph courtesy of Jay A. Rostvold, Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic.) Mayo Clinic Proceedings  , 37-41DOI: ( /S (12) ) Copyright © 1992 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions

5 Fig. 4 Photograph showing characteristic appearance of syphilitic conjunctivitis. (From Spektor and associates.13 By permission of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Inc.) Mayo Clinic Proceedings  , 37-41DOI: ( /S (12) ) Copyright © 1992 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions


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