title: Cutaneous silica granuloma: a lesion that might be clinically underdiagnosed.
abstract: Cutaneous silica granuloma is a poorly understood, uncommon condition. There have been relatively few reports of cutaneous silica granuloma despite the well-known ubiquitous nature of silica in the environment. The characteristic latency period between the time of silica exposure to the time of clinical onset of granuloma, lack of clear-cut histories of exposure in most cases and likelihood of spontaneous resolution, may challenge the diagnosis. Thus, cutaneous silica granuloma might be a lesion that is often underdiagnosed. Here we describe a patient with characteristic findings of cutaneous silica granuloma.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey. gboztepe@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Gonca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boztepe
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rakhshanfar
authors.forename: Gül
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erkin
authors.forename: Ozay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozkaya
authors.forename: Sedef
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide