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Eczema sarcoidosis is a rash or skin problem caused by sarcoidosis. About twenty to thirty-five percent of the cases of sarcoidosis involve skin symptoms. Another name for eczema sarcoidosis is cutaneous sarcoidosis.

Symptoms of sarcoidosis vary depending on which body systems are being affected. Some common symptoms of sarcoidosis are fatigue, fever, cough, shortness of breath, enlarged lymph glands, hair loss, seizures, nosebleeds, headache, and weight loss. The cause of sarcoidosis has yet to be determined.

The rashes of eczema sarcoidosis can have various appearances and cause different types of rashes. One type of eczema sarcoidosis is called lupus pernio. This type of eczema sarcoidosis causes large dusky purple or bluish-red bumps and thickened lesions.

Someone with sarcoidosis may develop skin plaques. These skin plaques appear as circular, thickened areas that may be brown or purplish-red. Sarcoidosis can also cause old scars to become thicker, be itchy, or cause bumps under the skin.

Cutaneous calcification can occur. Cutaneous calcification, also called calcinosis cutis, causes deposits of calcium in the skin. In addition to these rashes caused by sarcoidosis, the skin symptoms from sarcoidosis can resemble other forms of eczema.

Sarcoidosis can cause the skin on the shins to develop bump that are sensitive to the touch. This condition, called erythema nodosum, can also cause arthritis in the wrists, hands, elbows, and ankles.

Nummular eczema, also called discoid eczema, is another form of eczema that may develop due to sarcoidosis. Nummular eczema rashes are round and may be bumpy and blistering or dry and scaly.

A blistering rash caused by sarcoidosis may be a condition called erythema multiforme. The rash may appear slowly over a few days and last for up to three weeks.

In about two-thirds of patients with eczema sarcoidosis, the sarcoidosis affects other parts of the body. In addition to eczema sarcoidosis, sarcoidosis can affect the lungs, liver, eyes, heart, and nervous system. Sarcoidosis can also cause musculoskeletal symptoms.