Papular Swellings on Eyelids and Forehead: ? Colloid Milium

Nodular colloid milium of the ears

Colliod milium is a degenerative change, which is characterized clinically by development of multiple yellowish, translucent papules and nodules on the light exposed skin and histologically by the presence of colloid in the dermal papillae. This is a rare condition and has some variants. We report a case of colloid millium with nodular and plaque lesions on his ears. Our patient was a far...

Fractional photothermolysis for the treatment of adult colloid milium.

An otherwise healthy 54-year-old white man presented for evaluation of a long-standing, progressive eruption on his cheeks. On physical examination, the affected areas showed large yellowish plaques composed of minute pseudovesicular lesions (Figure 1). The patient admitted to a long history of unprotected sun exposure. His medical history was negative for photosensitizing medications and disor...

Congenital Milium of the Nipple.

A 12-month-old girl presented with an asymptomatic, pearly nodule on the left nipple that had been present from birth and was currently 3 mm in diameter and growing. Assuming the diagnosis of congenital primary milium of the nipple, we took a "wait and see" approach. After 3 months, the pearl disappeared without any scarring.

A Case of Juvenile Colloid Milium with Atypical Cutaneous Horn like Lesions in a Young Yemeni Patient

Juvenile colloid milium is a rare degenerative dermatosis of keratinocytes manifesting before puberty. It has a chronic course, is detected primarily over sun-exposed areas, and is clinically characterized by the development of translucent, waxy, yellowishamber papules and plaques containing gelatinous material and (histologically characterized) by the presence of eosinophilic, fissured materia...

Salivary gland swellings.