Idiopathic Facial Aseptic Granuloma: Updated Review of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Difficulties
Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed). 2019 Oct;110(8):637-641.
doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2019.01.005.
Epub 2019 Feb 25.
[Article in
English,
Spanish]
Affiliations
- 1 Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
- 2 Departamento de Dermatología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Electronic address: iaogueta@uc.cl.
- 3 Departamento de Dermatología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
- 4 Departamento de Dermatología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Instituto de Diagnóstico por Imágenes en Piel y Tejidos Blandos, Departamento de Dermatología, Universidad de Chile y Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Abstract
Idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma is a pediatric skin condition involving asymptomatic reddish nodules. The etiology and pathogenesis is still under discussion, although the literature tends to place this condition within the spectrum of childhood rosaceas. The clinical course is chronic but benign, and cases have been reported to resolve spontaneously in less than a year. Even though no well-defined treatment has emerged, a conservative approach that avoids aggressive therapies is preferred.
Keywords:
Granuloma aséptico facial idiopático (GAFI); Idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma (IFAG); Pediatrics; Pediatría; Rosacea; Rosácea.
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MeSH terms
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Child
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Chronic Disease
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Conservative Treatment
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Facial Dermatoses / diagnosis*
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Facial Dermatoses / etiology
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Facial Dermatoses / therapy*
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Female
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Granuloma / diagnosis*
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Granuloma / etiology
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Granuloma / therapy*
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Humans
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Male
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Remission, Spontaneous
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Rosacea / diagnosis