Granuloma Faciale with Extrafacial Involvement and Response to Tacrolimus

Granuloma faciale (GF) is a chronic condition characterized by red-brown plaques with follicular accentuation present usually on the face. We present a case of 35-year-old female with 5 year history of plaques over cheek and extra facial sites consistent with GF and its response to topical tacrolimu...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Lipy, Naik, Hira, Kumar, Neha Meena, Kar, Hemanta Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3461795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23060713
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2077.99463
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Sumario:Granuloma faciale (GF) is a chronic condition characterized by red-brown plaques with follicular accentuation present usually on the face. We present a case of 35-year-old female with 5 year history of plaques over cheek and extra facial sites consistent with GF and its response to topical tacrolimus. This case supports previous reports of successful treatment of GF with topical tacrolimus.

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