Scarring of lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei: treatment with a combination of trichloroacetic acid and carbon dioxide laser. Issue 3 (27th November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kang, Boo Kyoung; Shin, Min Kyung
• Is Part Of: Dermatologic therapy. Volume 27:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: 168
• Page End: 170
• Publication Date: 2013-11-27
• Subjects: Skin -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Dermatology -- Periodicals; 616.5
• DOI: 10.1111/dth.12110
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1396-0296

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>We present a case of a 35‐year‐old man having a 12‐month history of multiple reddish‐brown papules on the chin, forehead, cheeks, and eyelids. Histopathologic findings revealed epithelioid cell granulomas with central necrosis consistent with a diagnosis of lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei. After 9 months of combined treatment with ethambutol, rifampin, and pyrazinamide, most lesions gradually resolved but remained as severe disfiguring scars. After 10 sessions of treatments with 100% trichloroacetic acid and CO₂ laser, the lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei scars have been much improved and the patient has never experienced a recurrence of disease during subsequent years of follow‐up.</p> </abstract>