| Gnatophyma: a rare form of rosacea. | |
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PMID: 23197212 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Phyma is the last stage of rosacea and is due to chronic inflammation and edema. It can affect nose (rhinophyma), chin (gnatophyma), forehead (metophyma), ears (otophyma) and eyelids (blepharophyma). Rhinophyma is the most frequent location and there are few reports about gnatophyma. We report the case of a female patient, 41 years old, who had an infiltrated, erythematous, edematous plaque around the chin and lower lip for two years. Histopathology showed perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate, hypertrophied follicles and sebaceous glands, dilated vessels and fibrosis. She was treated with oral tetracycline, oral ivermectin and metronidazole cream with a satisfactory response. The clinical, histopathological and therapeutic response correlation confirmed the diagnosis of gnatophyma, a rare variant of phyma. |
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Ana Carolina Lisboa de Macedo; Fernanda Dias Pacheco Sakai; Rossana Cantanhede Farias de Vasconcelos; Artur Antonio Duarte |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia Volume: 87 ISSN: 1806-4841 ISO Abbreviation: An Bras Dermatol Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-11-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0067662 Medline TA: An Bras Dermatol Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 903-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
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