Sarcoid of Boeck: Report of a case

Summary

The diagnosis of Boeck’s sarcoid was made from the typical histological appearance of the tissue from the skin and lymph node. This was supported by the negative tuberculin tests and by thex-ray findings. Clinically, the patient’s age, the absence of constitutional symptoms and the prolonged benign course were characteristic. Small cellular nodules were found in relation to the retinal blood vessels in one eye. Ulceration of the skin lesions and the localisation of the eye lesions in the retina rather than in the iris and ciliary body were unusual features.