Granuloma faciale
Granuloma faciale | |
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Classification and external resources | |
Specialty | dermatology |
ICD-10 | L92.2 |
ICD-9-CM | 701.8 |
DiseasesDB | 33779 |
eMedicine | derm/170 |
Granuloma faciale (GF) 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.
History
GF was first described in 1945 by John Edwin Mackonochie Wigley (1892–1962).[2]
Differential diagnosis
The disease mimics many other dermatoses and can be confused with conditions, such as sarcoidosis, discoid lupus erythematosus, mycosis fungoides, and fixed drug eruption.
See also
References
- ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ↑ 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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