Postirradiation periocular granuloma faciale associated with uveitis.

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg

*Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, †Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, and ‡Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Published: August 2015

Granuloma faciale is a rare dermatopathologic condition that presents as brown-red plaques, nodules, or papules primarily on the face, with the potential for extrafacial and mucous membrane involvement. A case of an 83-year-old woman with periocular granuloma faciale accompanied by a marked anterior uveitis is presented; an association of periocular granuloma faciale with anterior uveitis has not been previously reported.

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