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Case Reports
. 2022 Mar 16;15(3):e246933.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246933.

Idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma

Sónia Raquel Mendes  1 , Guilherme Castela  2 , Paula Estanqueiro  3 , Leonor Castendo Ramos  4
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Idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma

Sónia Raquel Mendes et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Dermatology; Medical education; Paediatrics.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Multiple erythematous-violaceous papular and nodular facial lesions, elastic, with smooth surface and variable dimensions; both upper and lower eyelids had non-exudative erythematous plaques, some with a yellowish hue.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Skin biopsy of the right cheek nodule revealed a dense granulomatous inflammatory infiltrate, composed of histiocytes, multinucleated giant cells, small collections of neutrophils and plasma cells. The infiltrate is surrounding variably-sized cavitary spaces and is accompanied by a richly vascularised granulation tissue (H&E × 100).
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