Granuloma_faciale Knowpia

Granuloma faciale
Granuloma faciale
Other names	GF
Specialty	Dermatology

Granuloma faciale is an uncommon benign chronic skin disease of unknown origin characterized by single or multiple cutaneous nodules, usually occurring over the face.^[1]^: 836

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GF was first described in 1945 by John Edwin Mackonochie Wigley (1892–1962).^[2]

References edit

^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
^ Wigley, J. E. (1945). "Eosinophilic Granuloma. ? Sarcoid of Boeck". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 38 (3): 125–126. doi:10.1177/003591574503800307. PMC 2181658. PMID 19992999.

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[Andrews-1] James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.

[2] Wigley, J. E. (1945). "Eosinophilic Granuloma. ? Sarcoid of Boeck". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 38 (3): 125–126. doi:10.1177/003591574503800307. PMC 2181658. PMID 19992999.

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