title: Multiple injuries of osteoma skin in the face: therapeutical least invasive in patients with acne sequela - case report.
abstract: Osteoma cutis is a bone formation in the dermis can to be primary or secondary forms. Only, multiples, many forms, occurring on either sex, they are a rare cutaneous disease. The pathogenesis and classification remains unclear. Our objective was the diagnostic and small invasive surgery treatment of the osteoma cutis multiple of the face, in patients as a sequel of acne. To remove the osteoma we used needle BD 0,70x25 22G1, without anesthetic topic or inject able site. The small wounds were exposed with scarring balsam. We got an excellent esthetic result after 15 days.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. iangduarte@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Ian Göedert Leite
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy