A Case of Mucocutaneous Colloid Milium in an Adult Filipino Female with Chronic Kidney Disease

A 65-year-old female with chronic kidney disease (CKD) presented with a six-month history of asymptomatic translucent skin-colored and yellow plaques on the face. Similar yellow papules and nodules were noted in the oral cavity and eyelid margins. Biopsies were taken from the face and oral cavity sh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta medica Philippina 2019-08, Vol.53 (4)
Hauptverfasser: Abalos-Babaran, Shahara, Cubillan, Eileen Liesl A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A 65-year-old female with chronic kidney disease (CKD) presented with a six-month history of asymptomatic translucent skin-colored and yellow plaques on the face. Similar yellow papules and nodules were noted in the oral cavity and eyelid margins. Biopsies were taken from the face and oral cavity showed homogeneous eosinophilic deposits with clefts in the dermis consistent with colloid milium. The patient was treated with fractional and surgical carbon dioxide (CO2) laser with improvement after one session.
ISSN:0001-6071
2094-9278
DOI:10.47895/amp.v53i4.25