title: Miliary osteoma of the face: a report of 4 cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Osteoma cutis (OC) is a rare disorder characterized by compact bone formation in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It is classified in primary and secondary forms according to the presence or absence of previous cutaneous lesions. Miliary osteoma of the face (MOF) is a form of primary OC that generally occurs in middle-aged and older adult women. We report 3 cases of typical MOF and one additional case in a black patient, which to our knowledge has not been described previously.
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clinicas, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiane N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Bergonse
authors.forename: Marcello Menta S
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nico
authors.forename: Maria Ines
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Kavamura
authors.forename: Miriam N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sotto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology; D010016:Osteoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*