Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei is a rare inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology that primarily affects young adults. Clinically, it is characterized by an asymptomatic papular eruption mainly involving the central face, typically on and around the eyelids. Characteristic histopathological features include dermal epithelioid cell granulomas with central necrosis and surrounding lymphocy...

794 Ann Dermatol Received August 25, 2015, Revised November 11, 2015, Accepted for publication November 25, 2015 Corresponding author: Jai Il Youn, Department of Dermatology, National Medical Center, 245 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04564, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2260-7315, Fax: 82-2-2277-0915, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Att...

We present a case of 25-year-old male patient with lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei, rare and unexplained skin disease characterised by asymptomatic facial papules. The clinical presentation histopathological images provided in our study can be used to visualise the features progression disease. A 4-month history He presented millet-sized red papules around his eyelids lips. Some these displa...

Objective: To determine the clinical and histopathologic features of all lesions diagnosed as lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei via biopsy over the past 16 years at a single institution. Clinical features reviewed included age of patient, location and number of lesions, duration, description of primary lesion, size, and suspected clinical diagnosis or differential diagnosis. Histopathologic fe...

Vol. 28, No. 6, 2016 791 Received October 19, 2015, Revised November 18, 2015, Accepted for publication November 20, 2015 Corresponding author: Ji-Hye Park, Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06351, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3410-3549, Fax: 82-2-3410-3869, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Crea...