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Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, noncaseating, granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. The skin is involved 25 % of the time, and dermatologists often play a key role in making the diagnosis and managing the disease. African Americans have a higher incidence of sarcoidosis than in other ethnic groups.
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Jackson-Richards, D. (2014). Sarcoidosis. In: Jackson-Richards, D., Pandya, A. (eds) Dermatology Atlas for Skin of Color. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54446-0_26
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