Abstract |
We present a case of a 35-year-old man having a 12-month history of multiple reddish-brown papules on the chin, forehead, cheeks, and eyelids. Histopathologic findings revealed epithelioid cell granulomas with central necrosis consistent with a diagnosis of lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei. After 9 months of combined treatment with ethambutol, rifampin, and pyrazinamide, most lesions gradually resolved but remained as severe disfiguring scars. After 10 sessions of treatments with 100% trichloroacetic acid and CO2 laser, the lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei scars have been much improved and the patient has never experienced a recurrence of disease during subsequent years of follow-up.
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Authors | Boo Kyoung Kang, Min Kyung Shin |
Journal | Dermatologic therapy
(Dermatol Ther)
2014 May-Jun
Vol. 27
Issue 3
Pg. 168-70
ISSN: 1529-8019 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24283357
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Chemical References |
- Caustics
- Trichloroacetic Acid
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Topics |
- Adult
- Biopsy
- Caustics
(therapeutic use)
- Cicatrix
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Facial Dermatoses
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Granuloma
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Humans
- Lasers, Gas
(therapeutic use)
- Low-Level Light Therapy
(instrumentation)
- Male
- Necrosis
- Skin
(drug effects, pathology, radiation effects)
- Treatment Outcome
- Trichloroacetic Acid
(therapeutic use)
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