Granuloma faciale: a rare disease from a dermoscopy perspective

Granuloma faciale: a rare disease from a dermoscopy perspective*

The granuloma faciale is a rare and benign skin disease of unknown etiology, characterized by chronic leukocitoclastic vasculitis. It is characterized by skin lesions predominantly facial whose course is chronic and slowly progressive. The diagnosis is based on clinical features, histopathology and, more recently, in dermoscopy. We describe the case of a male patient, 40 years old, with a sarco...

Oral Pulse Granuloma- A Rare Entity

Granuloma faciale effectively treated with topical pimecrolimus.

Granuloma faciale (GF) is a rare skin disorder with a chronic-relapsing course. Cutaneous lesions affect predominantly the face of middle-aged Caucasian men with characteristic reddish papules, nodules, or plaques; however, various atypical cases with unusual morphology or extra facial involvement have been reported (1-3). Despite many treatment options, both surgical and medical, GF remains th...

Extrafacial Granuloma Faciale: A Case Report and Brief Review

Granuloma faciale (GF) is a rare, inflammatory, cutaneous disorder of unknown aetiology. It presents clinically as one or several well-circumscribed violaceous papules, plaques, and nodules almost exclusively confined to the facial region. Rarely, extrafacial lesions can occur, most often on sun-exposed sites. We report a case of extrafacial GF in a 63-year-old male with indolent lymphoma, who ...

Granuloma faciale successfully treated with topical tacrolimus: a case report.

Granuloma eosinophilicum faciale (GF) is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. Although the condition is benign, its treatment is often unsatisfactory. We describe a case of a 60-year-old man with GF resistant to therapy with topical corticosteroids and liquid nitrogen. After 4 months of treatment with topical tacrolimus the lesions resolved, with remission lasting for 2 years.