Granuloma faciale

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Granuloma faciale
Other namesGF
SpecialtyDermatology Edit this on Wikidata

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]

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  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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