Granuloma faciale

Granuloma faciale
Other namesGF
SpecialtyDermatology 

Granuloma faciale is an uncommon benign chronic skin disease of unknown origin characterized by single or multiple cutaneous nodules, usually occurring over the face.

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

Treatment

History

GF was first described in 1945 by John Edwin Mackonochie Wigley (1892–1962).

See also

References

  1. ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
  2. ^ Wigley, J. E. (1945). "Eosinophilic Granuloma. ? Sarcoid of Boeck". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 38 (3): 125–126. doi:10.1177/003591574503800307. PMC 2181658. PMID 19992999.