A Concomitant Case of Orbital Granuloma Faciale and Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis

• Published in: Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery Vol. 33; no. 2; p. e47
• Main Authors: Chen, Valerie H, Grossniklaus, Hans E, DelGaudio, John M, Kim, Hee Joon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Eosinophilic Granuloma - complications; Eosinophilic Granuloma - diagnosis; Eyelid Diseases - complications; Eyelid Diseases - diagnosis; Female; Fibrosis; Humans; Orbital Diseases - complications; Orbital Diseases - diagnosis

Granuloma faciale is an eosinophilic dermatosis that typically presents as red-brown facial plaques of middle-aged white men, while eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis is a histologically similar fibrotic condition affecting the respiratory mucosa. Both are very uncommon conditions and pose a therape...