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. 2024 Mar-Apr;69(2):203.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_757_23. Epub 2024 Apr 29.

A Case Series of Extrafacial Granuloma Faciale

Paula Finnegan  1 , Cathal O'Connor  1 , Sarah Ni Mhaolcatha  2 , Aoife J McCarthy  3 , Fergus MacSweeney  4 , Alana Durack  5 , William J O'Connor  2
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A Case Series of Extrafacial Granuloma Faciale

Paula Finnegan et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2024 Mar-Apr.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Initial clinical site of case 1 affecting left frontal scalp. (b) Progression of lesion. (c) histopathology showing superficial dermis with Grenz zone and telangiectasia overlying the diffuse dermal inflammatory infiltrate (H and E, 100×). (d) Excellent clinical response to oral dapsone
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Initial clinical site of Case 2 affecting left upper limb. (b) Initial biopsy showing superficial dermis with polymorphous inflammatory infiltrate comprising of lymphocytes, eosinophils, and neutrophils centered around small vessels with focal fibrinoid necrosis (H and E, 200 ×). (c) Progression of Case 2 to involve the right upper limb. (d) Repeat biopsy showing superficial dermis with polymorphous inflammatory infiltrate centered around small vessels (H and E, 200 ×)
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