Fig. 1. A. Conjunctival nodules in sarcoidosis. this 36?year?old black woman has yellow gelatinous conjunctival nodules characteristic of sarcoidosis. B. Biopsy of a conjunctival nodules demonstrating giant cell and noncaseating granuloma compatible with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis. C. Enlarged prolapsable lacrimal gland in a 23?year?old black woman with sarcoidosis. With the patient looking down and to the right, the upper lid is retracted manually, thus allowing the lacrimal gland to prolapse. the glandular tissue itself has a nodular consistency. D. A 24?year?old black woman with sarcoid uveitis. There are medium and small keratic precipitates, anterior chamber reaction, and posterior synechiae. E. Peripheral so?called candlewax dripping in sarcoid uveitis. Yellow?white lesions are seen in the midperiphery of the fundus. These lesions are characteristic of sarcoidosis. F. Solitary choroidal granuloma in a black man with biopsy?proven systemic sarcoidosis. |