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. 2024 Jul-Aug;69(4):366.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_972_22. Epub 2024 Aug 19.

A Case of Severe Facial Swelling Mimicking Facial Nerve Paralysis after Cryotherapy to the Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Xeroderma Pigmentosum Patient

Yavuz Semiz  1 , Avni Akin Bayram  2 , Ezgi Aktas  3
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A Case of Severe Facial Swelling Mimicking Facial Nerve Paralysis after Cryotherapy to the Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Xeroderma Pigmentosum Patient

Yavuz Semiz et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2024 Jul-Aug.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
0.5 × 0.5 cm well-demarcated papule on the right malar area. Dermoscopic examination of the lesion blue-gray ovoid nests and scar-like whitish appearance surrounding a structureless pigmented slightly ulcerated papule (MoleMax HD digital dermoscopy; Derma Medical Systems, Wien, Austria)
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a-c) Swelling on the right malar area and anterior neck, 2 days after cryotherapy, on the malar area erosion is noted created by cryotherapy. Please note the facial droop on the right part of the lip due to smiling, suggestive of facial nerve paralysis (d and e). Hypopigmented patch on the right malar area where cryotherapy was applied, resolution of the swelling at month 1
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