Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown origin, in which non-caseating granulomas (small inflammatory nodules) are found in the affected organs. Cutaneous involvement occurs in 25% of cases with a wide range of clinical presentation. The onset of scars is unsual although clinically characteristic of cutaneous sarcoidosis. Most patients with scar sarcoidosis have a systemic disease. It is reported the case of a 65 year-old woman that developed scar nodules 20 years after she had had surgical procedures without systemic manifestations. It is worth mentioning the importance of investigating sarcoidosis with inflammatory alterations in praevia scars. Keywords: Cicatrix; Granuloma; Sarcoidosis; Skin; Skin diseases Resumo: A sarcoidose é uma doença inflamatória sistêmica, de etiologia desconhecida, em que granulomas não caseosos são encontrados nos órgãos acometidos. O envolvimento cutâneo ocorre em 25% dos casos, com grande polimorfismo lesional. O acometimento de cicatrizes é incomum, porém clinicamente característico de sarcoidose cutânea. A maioria dos pacientes com sarcoidose cicatricial tem doença sistêmica. Relata-se o caso de uma paciente de 65 anos, que apresentou nodulações sobre cicatrizes 20 anos, após a realização de procedimentos cirúrgicos, sem manifestações sistêmicas. Salienta-se a importância de se investigar sarcoidose em cicatrizes prévias, com alterações inflamatórias.
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