Miescher's granuloma of the face
A cutaneous granulomatous condition with elastophagocytosis, primarily on sun-exposed skin.
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Miescher's granuloma of the face is a cutaneous condition characterized histologically by a dermal infiltrate of macrophages. It typically presents as annular or ring-shaped patches with elevated borders, atrophy, and central hypopigmentation, primarily on sun-exposed areas.
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- Also known as
- Annular elastolytic giant-cell granuloma
- Giant cell elastophagocytosis
- Meischer's granuloma
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- Wikipedia: Annular elastolytic giant-cell granuloma (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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