Test yourself - Chest quiz 1 - Answers
Question 4
Question 4
What is the likely diagnosis in this patient with a rash on the shins?
- A - Sarcoidosis
- B - Lung cancer
- C - HIV
- D - Asbestosis
Answer (roll over image)
- A - Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is characterised by bilateral hilar adenopathy and certain clinical features such as erythema nodosum (shin rash). Enlargement of the right paratracheal nodes (arrowhead) is also characteristic.