A young lady presented with bilateral nodular lesions on shins. She was also found to have bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy on chest X-ray. Mantoux test reveals indurations of 5 mms. Skin biopsy would reveal:
Non caeseating Granuloma
Vasculitis
Caseating Granuloma
Malignant cells
Ans. is 'a' Non caseating granulomas Skin lesions in this patient in Erythema nodosum.Erythema nodosum, bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy negative Mantoux test in strongly suggestive of sarcoidosis.Skin biopsy {or biopsy from hilar nodes, conjunctiva, lip, or spleen, intraabdominal nodes) would reveal non- caseating granulomas.