The most common lesions are erythema nodosum, plaques, maculopapular eruptions, subcutaneous nodules, and lupus pernio.

Although it may be disfiguring, cutaneous sarcoidosis rarely causes major problems.

It is usually diagnosed in darkly pigmented races and may be the earliest sign of sarcoidosis.

[2]: 710 Subcutaneous sarcoidosis (also known as "Darier–Roussy disease"[3] and "Darier-Roussy sarcoid") is a cutaneous condition characterized by numerous 0.5- to 0.3-cm deep-seated nodules on the trunk and extremities.

[2]: 710 Mucosal sarcoidosis is a cutaneous condition characterized by pinhead-sized papules that may be grouped and fused together to form a flat plaque.