Letter/Communication
Extrafacial Granuloma Faciale
Archives of dermatology (1960), Vol.127(5), pp.742-743
05/01/1991
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1991.01680040154026
PMID: 2024997
Abstract
TO THE EDITOR.— Granuloma faciale is a benign, chronic skin disease manifested by dusky red-brown, well-demarcated macules, plaques, or nodules, usually confined to the face. Only six patients with extrafacial lesions have been reported.1-4 In these patients, the locations of the extrafacial lesions were on the trunk or upper extremities. We describe a patient with granuloma faciale with multiple extrafacial lesions, many of which have occurred on the lower extremities. REPORT OF A CASE.— A 57-year-old man was referred to the University of Iowa (Iowa City) dermatology clinic with a 2-year history of persistent, intermittently pruritic, red-brown plaques on his face, neck, and thighs. The first lesion developed on the anterior aspect of his neck and one or two similar lesions appeared every 2 to 4 months thereafter. Lesions have remained unchanged since onset.The patient's medical history was remarkable for a 20-year history of chronic urticaria, glaucoma, allergic
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Extrafacial Granuloma Faciale
- Creators
- Joel K SearsDaniel G GitterMary Seabury Stone
- Resource Type
- Letter/Communication
- Publication Details
- Archives of dermatology (1960), Vol.127(5), pp.742-743
- DOI
- 10.1001/archderm.1991.01680040154026
- PMID
- 2024997
- NLM abbreviation
- Arch Dermatol
- ISSN
- 0003-987X
- eISSN
- 1538-3652
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/1991
- Academic Unit
- Dermatology; Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984025593302771
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