Dermoscopy of granuloma faciale: a description of a new finding

Granuloma faciale is a rare, chronic dermatologic disorder, which mainly affects the face. Recently, dermoscopy has been demonstrated as an important ancillary tool on the clinical diagnosis of facial dermatoses. We report two cases of granuloma faciale with yellow areas on dermoscopy that was not y...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2018-08, Vol.93 (4), p.587-589
Hauptverfasser:	Jardim, Márcio Martins Lobo, Uchiyama, Juliana, Kakizaki, Priscila, Valente, Neusa Yuriko Sakai
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged DERMATOLOGY Dermoscopy Facial dermatoses Facial Dermatoses - diagnosis Female Granuloma - diagnosis Hemosiderin Humans Images in Dermatology Male
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Zusammenfassung:	Granuloma faciale is a rare, chronic dermatologic disorder, which mainly affects the face. Recently, dermoscopy has been demonstrated as an important ancillary tool on the clinical diagnosis of facial dermatoses. We report two cases of granuloma faciale with yellow areas on dermoscopy that was not yet described in the literature, corresponding to abundant hemosiderin on histopathological examination.
ISSN:	0365-0596 1806-4841 1806-4841
DOI:	10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187017