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ZUFIA GARCIA, F. J.; GARRIDO FERNANDEZ, M.; LOPEZ SERRANO, B.  y  REFOLIO ABELLA, C.. Acute sarcoidosis: a case report . Medifam [online]. 2001, vol.11, n.3, pp.103-106. ISSN 1131-5768.

Poliarthralgias can be caused by different illnesses with very variable etiology and prognosis. Sometimes these illnesses are associated with cutaneous lessions, that can help us in the diagnosis of the process. Erythema nodosum can be the initial clinical manifestation of diverse patologies. It is characterized by the presence of erythematous and painful subcutaneous nodules, from 1 to 5 centimeters in diameter, with important inflamation component, preferably situated in the pretibial surface of the inferior extremities. The association with bilateral hiliar adenopathies is known as the Löfgren's syndrome, a kind of acute sarcoidosis with very good prognosis and spontaneous remissions in most cases

Palabras clave : Sarcoidosis; Erythema nodosum; Löfgren's syndrome.

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