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Research Article| Volume 21, ISSUE 2, P190-195, February 1966

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Sarcoidosis of the tongue

Report of a case
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      Abstract

      The foregoing case clearly demonstrates that sarcoidosis is often diagnosed by exclusion of tuberculosis, syphilis, mycosis, leprosy, and amyloidosis. A biopsy should always be performed. The presence of giant-cell inclusions, such as asteroid and Schaumann bodies, although not diagnostic, is suggestive of sarcoid and may suggest viral etiology.
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