Granuloma faciale

Classification	ICD-10: L92.2; ICD-9-CM: 701.8; DiseasesDB: 33779;
External resources	eMedicine: derm/170;

Granuloma faciale
Granuloma faciale
Other names: GF
Specialty	Dermatology

Granuloma faciale is an uncommon benign chronic skin disease of unknown origin characterized by single or multiple cutaneous nodules, usually occurring over the face.^[1]^: 836 Occasionally, extrafacial involvement is noted, most often on sun-exposed areas.

Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

Skin biopsy for histopathology: Focal LCV, diffuse dermal neutrophilia with leukocytoclasia, tissue eosinophilia & perivascular fibrosis.

Differential diagnosis[edit | edit source]

The disease mimics many other dermatoses and can be confused with conditions, such as sarcoidosis, discoid lupus erythematosus, mycosis fungoides, and fixed drug eruption.^{[citation needed]}

Treatment[edit | edit source]

Topical corticosteriod, Intralesional corticosteroid, Dapsone, Colchicine, Antimalarial, Pulse dye laser, Carbon dioxide laser.

History[edit | edit source]

GF was first described in 1945 by John Edwin Mackonochie Wigley (1892–1962).^[2]

Additional images[edit | edit source]

Granuloma faciale
Granuloma faciale
Granuloma faciale
Granuloma faciale

References[edit | edit source]

↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
↑ Wigley, J. E. (1945). "Eosinophilic Granuloma. ? Sarcoid of Boeck". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 38 (3): 125–126. PMC 2181658. PMID 19992999.

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[Andrews-1] James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.

[2] Wigley, J. E. (1945). "Eosinophilic Granuloma. ? Sarcoid of Boeck". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 38 (3): 125–126. PMC 2181658. PMID 19992999.

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