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.[1]:836 Occasionally, extrafacial involvement is noted, most often on sun-exposed areas.
[edit] History
GF was first described in 1945 by John Edwin Mackonochie Wigley (1892–1962).[2]
[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.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ^ J. E. Wigley: Eosinophilic Granuloma. ? Sarcoid of Boeck. In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine Volume 38, Number 3, Januar 1945, PMID 19992999. Full text at PMC: 218165
