Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli: A first female case report from the outskirts of Libya and literature review

Autor: Ebtisam Elghblawi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 53-59 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2319-7250
DOI: 10.4103/2319-7250.195571
Popis: Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei (EFF) is a rare sporadic condition of unclear etiology and is distinctive by well-demarcated reddish-brown patches and follicular papules that appear often on the face and seldom on the neck. Herein, I report a case of a 15-year-old female who had asymptomatic facial skin discoloration since early childhood. Skin examination revealed confluent nonscaly rough brownish red patches on both cheeks without telangiectasia and a barely thick scaly brownish patch over her entire forehead and both eyebrows with follicular plugging. A summary of preceding reports of EFF in the literature is presented in this report.
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