Granuloma faciale
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| Granuloma faciale Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-10 | L92.2 |
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| ICD-9 | 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. Occasionally, extrafacial involvement is noted, most often on sun-exposed areas.
[edit] History
Lever and Leeper first recognized GF as a distinct entity in 1950. Pinkus' group suggested the name granuloma faciale that same year.
[edit] 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.
