Granuloma faciale

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled “Granuloma faciale: Is it a new indication for pimecrolimus?” (J Dermatolog Treat. 2006;17(4):238-40). Authors are Eetam I, Ertekin B, Unal I et al., from the Department of Dermatology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey. Granuloma faciale is a benign, chronic disease which is characterized by red-brown facial nodules and plaques. This quite rare disease is mostly seen in middle-aged males. The authors present a case of a 41-year-old female patient consulted in their department with a facial lesion of 4 years’ duration. A dermatological examination revealed a pink-brown plaque of 1×5 cm over the nasal dorsum extending to the left malar region. The routine hemogram and biochemical tests were normal, antinuclear antibody was negative. After histopathological examination of the biopsy material which was taken from the lesion the patient was diagnosed with granuloma faciale. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.